* Orders road blocks off highways, others
Determined to curb insecurity in the country, the new Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Baba Usman, has set the ball rolling by unveiling his 12-point agenda for immediate implementation.
Top on the list is the immediate dismantling of road blocks across the country.
Others include the immediate withdrawal of officers attached to private citizens (to open the space for private security companies to thrive;
* Deduction of court awarded damages from the salary of any officer found to have abused human rights.
Police on road block
* Immediate recruitment of 1,500 lawyers with litigation experience to be attached to each police division/area command. They are to give legal fervour to investigations, provide legal advice and serve as police prosecutors.
* Procurement and installation of video recording facilities in all investigation rooms of the Force.
* Building of new laboratories in 36 States and the FCT to analyze DNA, finger prints, blood samples, body fluids and so on.
* Launching of Vehicle Procurement Scheme for police personnel in partnership with Innoson and PAN. (officers to get a new car and pay off over ten-twenty years.)
* Rapid rehabilitation and restructuring of Police Academies and curriculum.
* Any interstate transfer of officers to be effected with provision of transport and accommodation allowance.
* Provision of two pairs of uniforms and boots for all personnel, annually.
* Increased allocation paid directly to each police division to run its operations.
* Bi-monthly inspection and audit of police cells, to be carried out in conjunction with representatives from the local NBA Branch and the Bench.