The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said it has come to his notice that some Nigerians are inciting officers and men under his watch.
Abba thus warned such people to desist from the path or face the wrath of the law.
A statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, stated this.
The warning is coming on the heels of the threat of some officers to embark on strike to protest the non-payment of their promotion allowances.
Ojukwu in the statement on Thursday said Abba noted that some members of the public have adopted the mischievous path of inciting junior police officers to disrespect their oath of office.
While warning such members of the public to desist from this unholy attitude, the IGP, Ojukwu said, wishes to draw attention to the dangers inherent in police officers disobeying superior orders and acting outside the code of conduct.
He said it does not portend well for public safety and security and is a threat to our democracy.
The statement added: “For the avoidance of doubt, the Nigeria Police Force will never tolerate any iota of indiscipline in the form of a strike, or work-to-rule among its personnel. Any officer found to be engaged in such a despicable act will be arrested and sanctioned in line with the Police Regulation and the Laws of the Federation.”
Ojukwu said in the meantime, every effort is being made to meet the welfare needs of all police personnel, including the payment of promotion arrears, which has since commenced with the payment to the promoted officers of salaries attendant on their new ranks.
IGP to Nigerians: Stop inciting policemen
