IGP orders dismantling of road blocks nationwide
ABUJA - Police Inspector General Ibrahim Idris ordered his men to immediately remove all roadblocks on roads across the country.
Ibrahim Idris, IGP
However, the police chief said that personnel involved in patrol cars on major roads and highways across the country should wear their uniforms, a bold tag and service number. The routes that the IGP orders to dismantle include Lagos-Ibadan, Shagamu-Benin, Benin-Onitsha, Okene-Abuja, Kaduna-Kano, Katsina-Kano, Otukpo-Enugu, Enugu- Port Harcourt Express Ways. A statement signed Monday night in Abuja by Force Public Relations Officer Jimoh Moshood said that the directives were necessary to facilitate the ease of doing business in Nigeria, safeguarding and ensuring the free movement of goods and travelers in Nigeria. the whole country. According to him, no police department, section, squad or unit should mount a block of road without the express permission of the Inspector General of Police. The police chief added that police personnel involved in vehicular patrol on major roads and highways across the country should wear their uniforms, a bold name tag and service number. He said the Force X-Squad's special teams have been deployed across the country and are under strict instructions to arrest, investigate and discipline any police officers who violate this directive. Moshood, a Superintendent of Police (CSP), said that the IGP also directed the Police Advisory Inspectors (AIG) in charge of Zonal Commands, Police Commissioners in charge of State Commands, Department Heads, their respective training carries a visible and legible identification of the patrol vehicle identification number, and dedicated emergency telephone numbers for ease of identification and reporting of distress by the public. The statement said: "The Inspector General of the Police, IGP Ibrahim k Idris NPM, mni, has ordered the dismantling of all roadblocks throughout the country with immediate effect, especially on the following routes: Lagos-Ibadan, Shagamu -Benin, Benin-Onitsha, Okene-Abuja, Kaduna-Kano, Katsina-Kano, Otukpo-Enugu, Enugu-Port Harcourt. "The IGP has also directed Special X-Squads to embark on eliminating other forms of blockade illegal and obstruction of roads and highways, created by tax / tax collectors, road transport unions, passenger and freight transit, and other road users throughout the country. "For the avoidance of doubt, the Tax and Contributions Act, section 2 (2) of the 2004 Nigerian Federation, prohibited any person, including a Tax Authority, from setting up a blockade anywhere in the Federation in order to collect taxes or Exemption. "While supervising and ensuring full compliance with this directive by all staff of the Nigerian Police Force, the Force advised the relevant State Governments, Local Government Councils, State Internal Revenue Service Boards and various Associations of Transportation, it is against the law that any organization create a blockade to restrict or restrict to members of the public the free use of roads and highways in any part of the country, "the statement said.
Ibrahim Idris, IGP
However, the police chief said that personnel involved in patrol cars on major roads and highways across the country should wear their uniforms, a bold tag and service number. The routes that the IGP orders to dismantle include Lagos-Ibadan, Shagamu-Benin, Benin-Onitsha, Okene-Abuja, Kaduna-Kano, Katsina-Kano, Otukpo-Enugu, Enugu- Port Harcourt Express Ways. A statement signed Monday night in Abuja by Force Public Relations Officer Jimoh Moshood said that the directives were necessary to facilitate the ease of doing business in Nigeria, safeguarding and ensuring the free movement of goods and travelers in Nigeria. the whole country. According to him, no police department, section, squad or unit should mount a block of road without the express permission of the Inspector General of Police. The police chief added that police personnel involved in vehicular patrol on major roads and highways across the country should wear their uniforms, a bold name tag and service number. He said the Force X-Squad's special teams have been deployed across the country and are under strict instructions to arrest, investigate and discipline any police officers who violate this directive. Moshood, a Superintendent of Police (CSP), said that the IGP also directed the Police Advisory Inspectors (AIG) in charge of Zonal Commands, Police Commissioners in charge of State Commands, Department Heads, their respective training carries a visible and legible identification of the patrol vehicle identification number, and dedicated emergency telephone numbers for ease of identification and reporting of distress by the public. The statement said: "The Inspector General of the Police, IGP Ibrahim k Idris NPM, mni, has ordered the dismantling of all roadblocks throughout the country with immediate effect, especially on the following routes: Lagos-Ibadan, Shagamu -Benin, Benin-Onitsha, Okene-Abuja, Kaduna-Kano, Katsina-Kano, Otukpo-Enugu, Enugu-Port Harcourt. "The IGP has also directed Special X-Squads to embark on eliminating other forms of blockade illegal and obstruction of roads and highways, created by tax / tax collectors, road transport unions, passenger and freight transit, and other road users throughout the country. "For the avoidance of doubt, the Tax and Contributions Act, section 2 (2) of the 2004 Nigerian Federation, prohibited any person, including a Tax Authority, from setting up a blockade anywhere in the Federation in order to collect taxes or Exemption. "While supervising and ensuring full compliance with this directive by all staff of the Nigerian Police Force, the Force advised the relevant State Governments, Local Government Councils, State Internal Revenue Service Boards and various Associations of Transportation, it is against the law that any organization create a blockade to restrict or restrict to members of the public the free use of roads and highways in any part of the country, "the statement said.
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