He said the good number of police personnel attached to individuals could be withdrawn to reduce the manpower pressure on the police against the backdrop of rising insecurity.
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He spoke on the heels of last week’s attack on the convoy of the President of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, where policemen were killed.
Also, two policemen were killed during a recent attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah who represents Anambra South.
The retired AIG said the police authorities should not pretend that all is well with the daily loss of lives of its personnel, saying, “I am not sure the IGP will be happy when he hears the number of his men that are being slaughtered daily.
“One would want to ask on what basis were religious leaders, petrol station dealers, hotel and clubhouse owners, fast food outlet owners and members of the RTEAN and NURTW and some so-called prominent politicians given police protection.
The retired AIG continued, “Many politicians claim they are popular among their people yet you see them everywhere with mobile policemen. There is nowhere in the Bible where Jesus was moving around with police escorts.
“The police high command will be complaining of inadequate manpower yet 80 per cent of their personnel are in private hands. The VIPs, and the policemen are always holed up in their bulletproof cars. When attacks come, the policemen are always the first casualties. I am surprised that the police authorities are comfortable with these ugly incidents.”
Aisabor stated that the police high command should have realized that with the level of insecurity in the country, criminals are no longer afraid of armed security escorts.
“Instead of taking our police personnel to the slaughterhouse, VIPs should be told to arrange their personal security. A good number of police personnel in private hands could be withdrawn to free more personnel for patrols all over the country.
“Security personnel should no longer be given to the highest bidders. The people that are entitled to police security should be the presidency, the leadership of the NASS, governors and their deputies and most importantly the judiciary,” he said.
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