Police are the least corrupt public officials in Nigeria – IG

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has said his men of the Nigeria Police are incorruptible and In fact the least corrupt institution

Arase made this disclosure while speaking at the annual symposium during a Feast of Barracuda organised by the National Association of Seadogs.
The police boss, who was represented by the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu said that the step to deal with corruption was to dismantle road blocks by the police and the establishment of Monitoring Teams to ensure compliance across the country.

He said:
“The IG said he is allergic to corruption and since then he has taken practical steps to deal with the issue of corruption, both the history of corruption and perception of corruption of the Nigeria Police Force.
“One of the first things he did was to set up the IGP’s Monitoring Teams. First of all the decision by the Police Management Team was to take out roadblocks across all our highways. It was not just to dismantle it, he set up the IGP Monitoring Team to ensure that these directives are enforced.
“The IG said bail is free! Help lines have been provided where you can supply information. You can call to inform that you went to this station and paid this amount and I can assure you, action will be taken. Bail is free, the monitoring teams are going round to practically deal with those avenues that can lead to corruption.

“The Nigeria Police has the capacity to investigate any corrupt case under the laws, either the Crminal Code law or the Penal Code law. The Police has the competence and the capacity to investigate corrupt cases.
“The Police management under Solomon Arase is doing everything possible to eliminate corruption and has taken practical steps leading to that.
“Once corruption cases are given to the police, the cases must be investigated. The Police is the least corrupt officers in every organisation because it has an in house way of dealing with the issue of organisation, trying officers, arresting officers who engage in corrupt practices.
“I think you can hardly find institutions that is like Police taking practical steps to deal with corruption, all I want to say by way of challenge is have confidence in the Police”.