Stop Searching People's Phones, New Kwara CP Warns Officers
The new commissioner of police in Kwara State, Paul Odama, has vo wed to deal with any of his officers who engaged in arbitrary search of residents' phones.
Odama stated this on Thursday during his maiden press briefing in the state.
He replaced Tuesday Assoyomo, who retired in August.
According to him, “I want to reiterate that policemen have no right to randomly stop any citizen and demand for his/her telephone handsets for search, except perhaps, the phone is a proceed of crime or for purposes of investigation.
“And even that should be done in the police station and my policemen are well aware of this fact. Any policeman caught in this illegal act would be dealt with accordingly,” Odama, who is also a chartered accountant noted.
The new police boss assured that he would provide a level playing field for all political actors in the state irrespective of party affiliation, region or tribe, adding that any politician that violates election rules would be dealt with accordingly.
He advised would-be law breakers and criminal elements in the state to relocate as he was prepared to work with state and non-state security actors to make Kwara unbearable for them.
Odama said “The command is also ready to advance the community policing mantra of the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Usman Alkali Baba, for effective community participation to secure Kwara.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Irepodun AGILE Programme Earlyon Technologies Issa Baba Oloyede Hijab Standard Organization Of Nigeria Doyin Agbamu AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro Raliat Islamic Foundation Olugbense Binta Abubakar Mora Taiwo Joseph Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Saraki Tunde Idiagbon Road Sun Qing Rong Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Bashirat Bola Bello Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Ramat Oganija IYA ALFA NLA Bisi Oyeleke Zubair Folorunsho Erubu Oyelere Oyinloye Al-Hikmah Radio Share Amule Elementary School Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Maryam Nurudeen Ahmed AbdulRazaq Jiddah Babata ITEM 7 Toyin Falola Demola Banu Mamman Saba Jibril Agbarigidoma Abubakar Imam Idris Amosa Saidu Abdulrahman Onikijipa Alaro Ambassador Kayode Laro Ishola Abdullahi Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Omu-aran Ijagbo Omotoso Joseph Offorjama Post-utme Ubandoma Ayobami Seriki Iqra Books NYSC Ilorin Curfew Lithium Sola Saraki University Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Onilorin Of Ilorin Samuel Adaramola SAPZ Project United Nigeria Congress Party Modupe Oluwole Valsolar Gbugbu International Market Oluwole Dupe Ibrahim Issa Jetti Idris Garba Voices Of Tomorrow Mary Kemi Adeosun Isiaka Oniwa Simeon Sule Ajibola Doyin Group Opobiyi Aremu Bose Deborah Abdulkadir Orire Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf

