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A Rivers State police was seen hitting a lawmaker during a rowdy session on Tuesday.
The Nigeria Police Watch, NPW, a crowd sourcing organization that polices the Nigeria Police, on Thursday called for the dismissal of the Rivers State police officer involved in the Rivers State House of Assembly imbroglio.
In a statement, the NPW said officers of the Nigeria Police Force have continued to show systemic abuse of their uniform and state authority, as seen in the conduct of officers at the River State House of Assembly on Tuesday.
“Nigeria Police Watch condemns the action of the police officers in the River State House of Assembly fracas. We also call on the general public to condemn the action of the police officers while authorities should severely discipline erring officers as a deterrent to others. Such flagrant abuse of office by Nigeria Police officers has no place in a decent society which ours aspires to be,” said the NPW.
The NPW stated that it is alarmed by the ‘ugly show’ of unprofessionalism that has been trending in the force saying it is a clear a indication of danger for the nation if the supposed enforcers of law and order lack self control.
“The Nigeria Police Watch is severely alarmed by this ugly show of unprofessionalism that appears endemic in the Nigeria Police Force. It portends a clear danger for the Nigerian society, that its police officers lack self-control, anger management skills and readily disregards the law in dealing with the public,” the organization said.
Saying that police officers have not been empowered to maim, kill citizens or assume the role of prosecutor or judge, the organisation urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to publicly dismiss the officer captured kicking a lawmaker during the brawl on Tuesday.
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