The police boss made this pronouncement at a public
lecture held at the Plateau Police Command Headquarters in Jos on Wednesday.
“Police
officers should not be known as drunken, drug addicts and chain smokers,” he
said.
The
AIG spoke on the importance of intelligence gathering for police officers
particularly those in Plateau State, to enable them surmount criminal
activities. He urged the police officers to be extra valiant in performing
their duties.
“You
must stay alive to protect lives and property of the public, therefore, you
must protect your selves, from harm, but if you sense danger anywhere, don’t
run away, re-enforce and deal with the situation as it demand,” he said.
Mr. Zukomor also directed police officers who have houses
in the barracks, but decided to live among civilians, to return. He said they
were safer in the barracks.
He
lamented that police officers who are living in Maiduguri, the Borno State
capital and other insecurity prone states, were being hunted and killed by
suspected terrorists.
The
police boss urged police officers not to compromise the ethics of the
profession, no matter the condition they may find themselves.
On
the welfare of the police, he said the present Inspector General of Police,
Mohammed Abubakar, was working toward the increasing the salaries of police so
that the officers can perform legitimate duties.
The
Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe, assured the AIG of his
commitment in ensuring that the right things are done.
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