Nigerians were on Tuesday warned against corrupting personnel of the police by offering them monetary inducement otherwise known as bribe since it takes two to tangle.
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, who made this appeal while fielding question from newsmen during a meeting with senior officers, said “We have a zero tolerance for payment of money to free suspect). I am appealing to members of the public, not to corrupt my men; It takes two to tango.
He further stated that, “If they ask you for bribe and you refuse to give, and you have avenues where your grievances can be ventilated, I do not see any reason why you should give them bribe. The Commissioner of Police is there; the Area Commander is there; the DPO is there; and the technical platform (to report corrupt policemen) is there.
“We have opened ourselves to public accountability. So, you cannot now say the whole problem should be blamed on the police force,” he clarified.
The IGP explained that the meeting was called to appraise the success of special operations embarked upon by the police in Edo and Ekiti states in the last two weeks. This was as he promised that the police would map out strategies to ensure hitch-free inauguration of elected leaders at both the federal and state levels.
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