The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has warned police officers who approach him to offer monetary gifts to desist from such an act.
The spokesperson of the police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, quoted the IGP as saying that officers should instead utilise such funds to promote effective policing in their area of responsibility.
Adejobi referenced the IGP’s recent address to senior officers while giving an update on a case of extortion in Osun State, where police personnel were captured demanding a bribe.
The victims had earlier called his attention to the incident, and he promised to ensure the cul[prits were arrested.
He said, “The Commissioner of Police Osun State, CP Kehinde Longe, has acted on this, the officers have been arrested, and necessary action will be taken.
“The PPRO osun has been ordered to update us on the actions taken. We have zero tolerance for extortion and corruption in general.
“The IGP has made it clear several times. In fact, at the last IGP conference with senior officers in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP warned that no officer should bring money or gifts to him.
“He said, ‘I don’t need your money. Don’t bring any money to me. Use your legitimate money to improve the policing of your area of responsibility. So this goes a long way to describe the stuff the IGP is made of and the type of leadership he preaches in the NPF.”
Adejobi warned its personnel, saying, “No officer should use IGP’s name to extort. No way.”
He noted that the police had deployed the IGP’s monitoring squad to arrest any erring officer, including men of other law enforcement agencies who dwell in corruption and inappropriate behaviours.
