IGP Bans Police From Wearing T-shirt On Check Points, Patrol, S&S Duties

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, has banned policemen from wearing t-shirts with various inscriptions while on patrol duties.

News News reports that this was made known in a post on Twitter by acting Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters Abuja, Muyiwa Adejobi.

The police spokesman disclosed that a signal to that effect has been dispatched to all state commands.

He called on the general public to report any officer or operatives flouting the new directive.

Adejobi wrote: “Policemen detailed for patrol, stop and search, check point duties must be on their approved uniform, not T-shirt with inscriptions like Special Forces, Commando, gallant mopol, scorpion etc. No policeman is expected to stand on any Nigerian road on mufti or such disapproved.

“T-shirts; any policeman found wanting will be arrested and dealt with. We are committed to bringing sanity to policing in Nigeria. Thanks.”

“A signal was released today. I have asked the admin to circulate. So by tomorrow or Saturday, the message must have been duly circulated while i make a press release on it.

“My command PPROs have been mandated to monitor and enforce the order of the IGP,” he added.