Adeyanju tasks acting IGP Disu on respect for human rights, others

2026-02-24 - 21:07

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has tasked the acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, with ensuring respect for human rights, compliance with human rights, and the withdrawal of police personnel from VIPs, among others. Adeyanju, while congratulating the acting IGP, said the appointment serves “an opportunity to restore professionalism and discipline in the Nigeria Police Force.” “I call on the new IGP to make compliance with human rights the cornerstone of his leadership. The Police must reform its internal practices, end extortion and unlawful arrests, and stop the misuse of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention) Act to silence dissenting voices. “The IGP must also ensure full compliance with the President’s directive on the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP protection duties. “The era of deploying police officers to VIPs, together with any unofficial financial arrangements associated with such deployments across commands, must be decisively brought to an end. Police officers must return to their core constitutional responsibility: policing. “Finally, the Nigerian Police Force must disengage from purely civil disputes such as land matters, tenancy disagreements, and domestic issues, and instead focus squarely on combating armed robbery, kidnapping, terrorism, and organised criminal gangs. “It is only by reclaiming their primary mandate of internal security that the Nigeria Police Force can rebuild public confidence and once again become a source of national pride”, he said. Vanguard News