No fewer than sixty policemen have so far been arrested and detained by Police authorities at Zone2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, for various disciplinary offences ranging from untidiness, improper dressing, insubordination, lateness to duty and disobedience of the Force Order.

Police sources at Onikan intimated that their arrest and subsequent detention was at the instance of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Joseph Mbu during his familiarization tour of the commands under the zone.

Further more, it was gathered that AIG Mbu also directed that henceforth, all petitions routed to the zone should be rejected. According to the source, the action will forestall the reckless manner in which cases mearnt to be investigated at the command levels are indiscriminately routed to the zone with a view to prolonging the dispensation of justice. Such petitions, according to the source, border also on civil cases that should have been handled at commands rather than the Zone being inundated with frivolous petitions.

It was learnt that the policemen were personally arrested both at the Zone and in Ogun and Lagos State Commands by the AIG while on routine duty.   Most of them were said to have undergone orderly room trial and will soon face disciplinary action.

Saturday Vanguard learnt also that AIG Mbu has started giving the entire Zone 2 a facelift by ensuring that principal officers are equipped with official cars that will enhance and facilitate their movement while on duty.

The source said that the new Police boss in the zone is a stickler to discipline and will do anything to ensure that policemen, no matter their rank, adhere strictly to the rules and regulations of the force.   According to the source, the misconception that AIG Mbu said that his men would kill 20 people if one of them was killed, is unfortunate.

“‘Mbu is a disciplinarian. He can’t stand policemen who wear slippers and carry guns. Some of the ones who do that have been arrested,” a police source said yesterday.

Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Adeoye, confirmed the development and stated that AIG Mbu believed in upholding discipline generally in the force so that Police image would be enhanced.

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