Effurun Shooting: Firarms Must Only Be Used As Last Resort – IGP

Nigeria Police Force

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has vowed that no officer involved in unprofessional conduct will be shielded from justice. This comes following the recent shooting incident in Effurun, Delta State, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Speaking in Uyo during the passing out parade of 1,068 retrained Police Constables, the IGP revealed that the era of impunity in the Nigeria Police Force was over.

Stressing that firearms must only be used as a last resort, he stated that policemen must always work within the bounds of the law as stipulated in Force Order 237.

His words, “No officer will be shielded from unprofessional conduct. Any officer who misuses his weapon, who kills a citizen without lawful justification, will be dismissed and prosecuted. Not transferred. Not queried. Not redeployed.

An unskilled officer with a gun is a danger to the public, while a skilled and disciplined officer is a true guardian of the people.

No badge is a license to kill. No uniform is a shield from justice.”

WOW.