expected to begin this weekend, about 50, 000 Police officers made up
of the rank and file and a sizeable number of SPOs yesterday got a
shocker when they were posted en-masse as a result of the insecurity
crises facing the nation.
As a result of the postings which saw many officers including
Northerners, Southerners and Easterners swapping their areas of
responsibility, some officers who spoke to Saturday Vanguard
complained bitterly about the transfer saying 'they were contemplating
whether to embark on the transfer or to put in their letters of
resignation as their families are kicking against it.
In particular, some Police officers presently serving in the Southern
parts of the country including Northern officers from crises states
like Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Bauchi and Gombe, are said to be among those
trying everything humanly possible including lobbying to ensure they
did not go to the states to perform security duties.
Saturday Vanguard had reported last week that following the poor
performance of some Police officers in the fight against terrorism and
other security challenges facing the nation, the IG directed the
Police Management team to carry out a re-organization of the force by
ensuring that competent officers were deployed for security duties.
It was gathered that information regarding the mass postings started
filtering to the state commands on Thursday and that as at Friday
(yesterday) the names of between 5,000 to 6, 000 SPOs, Inspectors and
other ranks were moved out from each state command and scattered to
other commands.
Sources disclosed that officers from Edo and Delta states as well as
those from Anambra state were posted to Kano, Plateau, Borno and Yobe
while those transferred from the northern states were posted to states
like Benue, Enugu and Abia states.
Consequently, and fearing for their lives as well as those of their
families, some policemen who spoke to Saturday Vanguard on condition
of anonymity have threatened to resign if the postings are not changed
while others have resorted to spiritual help in order to be able to
survive in those areas.
The number of senior officers affected in the transfer is said to be
about 5,000 in total when compared to that of other ranks the source
said adding that the action was taken in line with the IG's
determination to confront the security challenges in the country
headlong, he has directed that nobody should be speared in the
postings.
In giving the directive, the IG is said to have noted that the long
stay of some policemen in a particular posting makes them connive and
partake in activities that are threats to security of lives and
property as they give assistance to criminals. Hence he warned that
that no policeman should stay beyond two years in any command, as this
helps to bread corruption.
The source added that more postings will be coming out in the next one
or two weeks as the IGP as directed that the postings must be
completed by the end of the second weeks of September.
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