Taraba CP Warns Officers Against Extortion, Others

Ahead of the October 2 deadline for the enforcement of the instrumentality connected tinted solid permit, the Taraba State commissioner of police, Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, has warned his unit not to spot the workout arsenic an accidental to extort car owners.

The commissioner besides cautioned them to desist from immoderate civilian related cases and immoderate signifier of quality rights abuses successful bid not to tarnish the representation of the force.

This was contained successful a connection signed by James Lashen Saminu, the command’s nationalist relations officer, a transcript which was made disposable to LEADERSHIP successful Jalingo.

CP Otimenyin, successful the connection was addressing Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and Tactical Commanders, during a strategical gathering held astatine the command’s headquarters, up of the enforcement day successful Jalingo.

The connection called connected the unit to beryllium nonrecreational successful their behaviour and beryllium mindful of cardinal operational issues wrong the command.

While urging members of the nationalist to use for their tinted solid permits done http://www.possap.gov.ng, it encouraged the nationalist to scope retired to this telephone fig 08141387931, against activities of the personnel.

The connection reads successful part: “During the meeting, the CP issued a stern informing against each forms of extortion, indiscriminate arrests, incivility to the members of the public, dealing connected cases of civilian disputes, including land, tenancy, inheritance, indebtedness recovery, contractual breaches, and home disagreements, which are civilian cases extracurricular constabulary jurisdiction.

“Officers should ore connected securing lives and property, emphasizing connected accountability, professionalism, and the request to respect quality rights portion carrying retired their duties.’

The connection further warned “Against unauthorised roadblocks, misconduct,” and stressed that, “the forthcoming enforcement of tinted solid licence regulations, commencing connected October 2, 2025, should not beryllium turned into extortion. Drivers are advised to comply with the regulations to debar immoderate inconvenience.”

It however, “directed the CP Monitoring Unit and X-Squad to embark connected intensive patrols to show constabulary activities,” she added.