The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional operational assets to complement officers attached to Operation Restore Peace in the South East, following the recent spate of attacks in the region.

The IGP said the move was to flush out criminals who hide under the guise of aggrieved citizens to perpetrate criminal acts.

Baba further condemned the recent spate of attacks on police officers, facilities, and other operational assets across the country, particularly in the South-East.

The latest development was made known via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi.

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The statement was titled, ‘IGP decries, speaks tough against attacks on officers, facilities in South-East’.

“The IGP warned that attacks on police officers in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct, and such unwarranted attacks would be strictly treated in accordance with extant laws.

“He equally reiterated the commitment of the Force to protection of lives and property while stressing that it is vital to respect the lives and fundamental rights of Police officers and other security operatives, in order to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and protecting the citizens better,” Adejobi quoted the IGP as saying.

The Star