The Inspector-General of Police, Baba Alkali has come out to warn Nigerian policemen against taking unnecessary risks while performing their duties.

He recently revealed this after launching the office of Operation Search and Flush in Imo State, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, policemen should do everything possible to avoid unprofessional acts because he wants the police authority under his leadership to continue to champion the welfare of policemen.

Baba added that he appreciates the level of assistance the state governor, Hope Uzodinma has accorded the police in the state to do their work

His words, “Stop taking unwarranted risks. Many of you are in trouble today for your unprofessional conduct. Change your attitudes towards work. Change your attitudes towards members of the public. Change your attitudes towards your colleagues.”

“We will continue to appreciate your commitment and sacrifices to protect Imo people and the society at large. I want to assure you that those who do their works accordingly will be rewarded and those who make mistakes will be punished, also.”

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Hope Uzodinma is the Governor of Imo state. He was declared governor of the state by a Supreme Court of Nigeria judgement in January 2020. Hope is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Orlu (Imo West) constituency of Imo State, Nigeria, in the April 2011 federal elections. He ran on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform.

His election was challenged on the grounds that he was not the valid PDP candidate, but on 5 May 2011 the supreme court declared that his election was valid. Recently, the most distinguish Senator, Hope Uzodinma defeated the incumbent Governor’s choice to win the APC Gubernatorial Primary and received Heroic welcome in Owerri Imo State.

A report in 2001 said that Chief Uzodinma had a business empire spread across the country. He had the ceremonial title of Onwa-Netiri Oha of Omuma in Oru local government of Imo State. Uzodinma was a PDP chief in Imo State and friend of the Governor Achike Udenwa until late 2002.

At that time he decided to run for Governor himself in the April 2003 elections, and decamped to the Alliance for Democracy (AD), becoming their candidate for the Imo State gubernatorial election. He was unsuccessful, and in February 2004 was readmitted to the PDP. Uzodinma was a competitor in the PDP primaries for Imo State Governor in December 2006, coming a close second to Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. Uzodinma was appointed a member of the PDP Board of Trustees. He was among those who endorsed the bid by Ikedi Ohakim to run again for Imo Governor in 2011 after Ohakim had returned to the PDP.