Steer clear of land disputes, debt collection matters, Arase warns police officers
Newly-appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, has stated that the police have no reason to go into land matters or debt collection, issues, which he maintained, should be handled through alternative dispute resolutions, adding that he will remain a strong advocate of community partnership in policing.
Speaking when he received members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), in Abuja, Friday, the former Inspector General of Police, also assured of his readiness to with the present IGP Alkai ‘to reinvigorate the Nigeria Police Force for better performance.’
Arase noted that for the police to excel in its day-to-day operations, there must be consequences for misconduct and benefits for exemplary behavior, adding that ‘the benefits and burden must go together,’ stressing further that he will strive to complement what the police is currently doing to ensure that the operations of the Police must conform with its rules of engagement.
He however expressed worry over the increasing cases of human rights abuses in the police, as he pledged to support the visiting delegation in areas they needed his support.
Remarking, National Chairman of the PCRC, Alhaji Mogaji Ibrahim Olaniya, explained that his committee was at the PSC complex ‘to congratulate Arase on his appointment and ‘to let him know that they were vigorously building on the legacies he established as the 18th Inspector General of Police.’
Olaniya said the Committee now has offices outside the country, such as in Canada, United Kingdom and others, adding; “We are here to say that the fruit God used you and others to plant has germinated. We are here to rejoice with you and show you love.”
The National President said the Committee will be 39 years old on May 8th, 2023 and that on May 9th, “We want to celebrate it and we are inviting you to the celebration.”
He made a case for special promotion to deserving police officers in order ‘to encourage them to put in more efforts in the service of the nation.’