….. As IGP orders for investigation
The Nigeria Police have refuted the recent defamatory article, “Nigeria Police Force Face Funding Scandal: N15,000 Allocation for 3 Months Sparks Corruption Concerns,” which was published by Enos Intelligence. They believe the article is false, misleading, and inaccurate because no Divisional Police Officer of the Nigeria Police Force would give an interview that was so full of disparaging details unless it was an impersonation.
The Police Authority maintains that Divisional Police Officers receive statutory funding based on established allocations from the federal allocation coupled with support from their respective state governments. This is in contrast to the cited published report that Divisional Headquarters receives no budgetary allocation and that officers rely solely on unofficial sources of funds for operations, including bail payments, according to a press release signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday, October 25, 2024. Any claim to the contrary that appears in the publication is not only untrue but also a deliberate effort to undermine the police authority and weaken the system.
“Subsequent to the highly misleading and scandalous publication, the Inspector General of Police has ordered an immediate investigation to identify those responsible for this deliberate misinformation. While we acknowledge that inadequate funding has long been a challenge for the police, the current government has committed to increasing funding to enhance operations and improve policing capabilities and overall effectiveness. In recent times, the funding situation has begun to show notable improvement with promising prospects for further enhancement in the upcoming year, Adejobi said.
“The Nigeria Police Force hereby reiterates its commitment to the principle of transparency in the course of discharging its duties and warns mischief makers to desist from attempts to detract and malign its progress, as the Force will not permit malicious individuals to continue to disparage the institution or slander its dedicated officers who toil day and night to secure our nation, the statement concluded.
