Olabode Adaramola

Against the backdrops of  the official  launch of the “Bail is free Campaign” in the Niger State Police Command on Wednesday  at the “B” Division of the Command in  Minna, the state capital, the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun Idris has directed the “X Squad” of the force to monitor the implementation nationwide .

“The X squad of the Nigerian Police force has been dispatched  to  all the states of the federation to monitor compliance to bail is free campaign and given power to arrest, detain and discipline any erring Police Officer”

IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris who gave the directive  also instructed  that the campaign should be replicated in the 36 states of the federation. .

The Boss,  explained that  the bail is free campaign policy was introduced to stamp out corruption among the personnel of  the force, saying that “his management team pay special attention to issues of corruption allegation most especially as it concerns bail of suspects in police custudy”

The IGP said in the speech read on  his behalf by the Force Public Relations Officer Mr. Jimoh Moshud, a Chief Superintendent of Polce {CSP} said “the force had embarked on “aggressive community and people oriented engagement to bring the Nigeria Police Force closer to the people with the view to  ensure effective service delivery to all Nigerians “

He stressed that the eminent persons forum which is a platform to strengthen the community policing strategies to tackle  ethnic, religious and communal disputed and crisis.

He warned  that any police personnel found wanting would be punished according to laid  down procedures, adding that it was  a departure from the past.

Meanwhile, in his earlier remarks at the occasion, the Niger State Police Commissioner, Mr Austin  Iwero Agbonlahor ,   stated that the flag off  of the Bail is Free Campaign at the “B” Division , Paikoro road, under the  state Police Command Headquarters yesterday was part of IGP’s resolve to key into  the Nigeria Police Force’s  creed .