The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, has said the recent removal of road blocks across the country was responsible for 80 percent reduction in corruption among members of the force.
Abubakar said at an interactive session with stakeholders in Yenagoa yesterday as part of his one-day tour of the police formation in Bayelsa State that the removal of road blocks also reduced incidences of ‘accidental discharge’ by policemen on the highways as well as extortion of money from Nigerians through intimidation at gunpoint.
According to the IG, his administration decided to remove the road blocks because it has zero tolerance for bribery and corruption, adding that he is bent on repositioning the police to fight crime and restore confidence in the people for optimum partnership.
The inspector general enjoined the people to report any corrupt officers to the appropriate quarters so that disciplinary action could be taken against such men to flush the force of unscrupulous characters.
In addition, Abubakar vowed to tackle the current security challenges in the country even as he urged Nigerians to pray and exercise more patience as efforts were being made to nip the ugly trend of insecurity in the bud.
