"We are humans too, protect yourselves if anyone touches you" – IGP advices police officiers

Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, has advised police officers to protect themselves against attacks.

Adamu dished out this advice when he paid a visit to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command in Abuja, yesterday, 30th October.

As per the IGP, policemen must protect themselves because they are humans and also have rights.

He also criticized the #EndSARS campaign saying it was an assualt targeted at the police to demoralize officers.

In his words, 

“The unity of this country lies in the support that is given to police officers because if you are demoralized, the tendency is for criminals to take over the public space and the country is relying on us to make sure that the public space is not taken over by the criminals. So no amount of provocation, no amount of insult would make us shy away from our responsibilities.

Inasmuch as we are aware that the government is behind us; so, we would encourage you to keep performing your duties. We would encourage you to be professional, to be civic, but if anybody touches you, if anybody comes to assault you, you can also protect yourself.

When we talk of human rights, the police are human; so, the rights of police officers would also be protected.”