Taking bribe brings bad luck, police commissioner warns officers
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The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Ahmed Abdulrahman, has
warned police officers to avoid bribe or extortion stressing that such
money was poisonous and capable of bringing bad luck.
Mr Abdulrahman gave the warning in Nsukka while addressing men and
officers of Police Area Command, Nsukka, during his familiarisation
tour.
He said his administration would not spare any police officer found
guilty of taking bribe as well as the collection of money for bail.
“The era of extortion, collection of money before doing your job or
taking money before granting somebody bail is over, I will not condone
such unprofessional practices.
“Some people erroneously believe that when a policeman collects
illegal money from the public, he will give it to the Division Police
Officer (DPO).
“According to them, DPO will give it to the Area Commander and area
commander will give it to Commissioner of Police, that is a complete
lie,’’ he said.
He said nobody should bring ‘brown envelop’ that is proceed of bribe to him because such is poisonous and brings bad luck.
“Bail is free, if any policeman collects money to bail anybody, the
public should report that officer to me and he or she will be
sanctioned.
“If somebody appreciates you willingly because of the excellent way you are doing your work, I am not against it.’’
Mr Abdulrahman commended the sister security agencies and Police
Community Relations Committee (PCRC) who assisted him to bring to a halt
the high rate of kidnapping and armed robbery in the state when he
assumed office.
“I am happy Enugu State has returned to its former glory as the most peaceful state in the country.’’
The police commissioner urged residents of the state to embrace
community policing, adding that that had become the main practice in
every part of the world.
“Community policing is the main thing in every part of the world as
it helps to build confidence and trust between police and the
community,’’ he said.
The police boss promised to send more patrol vehicles to Nsukka Area Command to improve operation and logistics in the area.
The Chairman of (PCRC) in Enugu State, Dom Ezema, commended the
police commissioner for the visit in spite of his tight schedule.
Mr Ezema, however, urged him to deploy more policemen to Nsukka
senatorial zone to enable the command give maximum protection to people
in the zone.
“Nsukka zone is more populated than any other zone in the state and
as such, needs more policemen to protect lives and property in the area.
“PCRC will continue to support police in Enugu State in ensuring good community relation with residents,’’ he said.
Earlier, Omaru Ozigi, the Commander of Nsukka Police Area Command
said that the command had keyed into the commissioner’s philosophy of no
bribe no extorting.
He said the area command had ensured that any erring police officer is brought to book.
Mr Ozigi told the commissioner that the ban of motorcycles in Nsukka
town, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. was to stop criminals who used motorcycles
to commit crimes at night in the town.
“The ban is yielding good result since the enforcement started,’’ he said.
He also commended the commissioner for the visit and thanked him for
promising to send more operational vehicles to Nsukka Police Area
Command.
NAN reports that many stakeholders in Nsukka Local Government Area were present during the visit.
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