AIG withdraws policemen from politicians

The Assistant In­spector General of Police AIG in-charge of Zone Six, Calabar, Tunde Og­unsakin, has ordered the police commands under the zone to withdraw po­licemen attached to pol­iticians in the state with immediate effect.
Also, Ogunsakin warned that the C4I Unit of the Department of Operations should func­tion as a formation of the Rivers State Police Com­mand.

He gave the order at the weekend, after a meeting he had with the Commis­sioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, Mr. Dan Bature, and some other senior police officers at the State Police Headquarters, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.
According to the Zone six Police boss, the di­rectives hinged on “seri­ous reports” of allegations made against the C4I Unit, allegedly being used by a political party against members of another politi­cal party.
Also, at the meeting was the Expatriate Supervi­sor of the C4I Unit, who denied all the allegations against the outfit.
The allegations further held that there were plans to frame some individuals with the connivance of the C4I Unit.
Ogunsakin further or­dered the Police Officer, who heads the C4I Unit, SP Cashmir Ihiezu, to give daily situation report to the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command ev­ery morning.
“The C4I Unit of the Department of Operations must continue to operate as a formation of the Riv­ers State Police Command and, in that light, must not take any action or make any deployment without the knowledge of the Com­missioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command.
“The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Po­lice Command, and other Commissioners of Police in-charge of Akwa-Ibom, Cross River and Ebonyi states, should immedi­ately withdraw all officers attached to political ap­pointees in line with the directives issued by the In­spector-General of Police.”
According to him: “This is premised on the fact that the Inspector-General of Police has withdrawn all previous approvals issued by him as more men are needed by the police com­mands during this election­eering period.
“Anyone desirous of police security should re-apply to the Commissioner of Police for a re-consid­eration based on the merit of his application and the need for deployment of policemen during the forth­coming elections.”
Ogunsakin further warned the C4I Unit of the Department of Operations should on no account post their officers to any politi­cal appointee or VIP. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Op­erations and the Officer-in-charge of Special Pro­tection Unit (SPU) should take over all guard duties where the C4I unit was hitherto involved. The C4I unit should henceforth, stop featuring in political campaigns.”
Also, the AIG had man­dated the Commissioners of Police in the Zonal com­mand to enforce the ban on use of tinted vehicle glass­es and to carry out a thor­ough search of all vehicles.
“The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Po­lice Command and other Commissioners of Police in-charge of Akwa-Ibom, Cross River and Ebonyi states should immediately enforce the ban on the use of tinted vehicles and ve­hicles with sirens in line with the directive issued by the Inspector-General of Police.