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ENDSARS: IGP Orders Immediate Mobilisation Of Officers To Restore Normalcy

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The Inspector-General of Police has ordered for normalcy.
News Rain Nigeria reports that the Inspector General of Police, IGP. Adamu Muhammed has on Saturday ordered all Assistant Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police in all states of the federation, and other Heads of Police Formations to restore normalcy back to the Country.
IGP. Adamu made the disclosure through the Press Statement issued by the Office of the Force Public Relations Headquarters Abuja, noting that the order becomes necessary so as for police to dominate the public space and ensure peace and safety in the affected areas.

ENDSARS: IGP Orders Immediate Mobilisation Of Officers To Restore Normalcy

The statement which was signed by the Force Public Relation Officer, DCP. Frank Mba, which a copy was made available to News Rain Nigeria Correspondent in Ibadan by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Olugbenga Fadeyi noted that the
Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate mobilization of all police operational assets and resources to bring an end to the wanton violence, killings, looting, and destruction of public and private property.
The statement quoted IGP. Adamu, that the order is meant to reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters in some parts of the country.
Adamu through the statement had called for the order of all the Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), Heads of Police Operational Units, Squadron and Base Commanders in charge of Zonal, State, FCT Commands, the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit and the Special Protection Unit to ensure that normalcy is back to some affected States.
IGP Adamu through the statement noted that the order takes effect from today 24th, October 2020, added that the CPs and Heads of Police Formations in the various states have also been charged to mobilize their men and work in sync with the Command CPs in the areas where they are domiciled, to dominate the public space and ensure peace and safety in the affected areas.
IGP. Adamu maintained that the trouble-makers should not test the collective will of the nation by coming out to cause any further breakdown of law and order.
The IGP, while noting that enough is enough to all acts of lawlessness, disruption of public peace and order, and wanton violence which have resulted in indiscriminate looting of shops, malls, and warehouses, damage to property, and loss of lives in some parts of the country, further directs the Police strategic managers to personally lead and coordinate the operation and use all legitimate means, to halt a further slide into lawlessness and brigandage.
The IGP enjoins law-abiding citizens not to panic but rather join forces with the police and other members of the law enforcement community to protect their communities from the criminal elements.
He further calls for the understanding and cooperation of the citizens assuring that the action is geared towards ensuring public order and safety and public security in our communities.
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