Ban on Police Road Blocks/Check-Points Still On - IGP Says

It would be recalled that the former Inspector General of Police banned the mounting of road blocks/check points in the country. But the trend these days, especially along the South-South, South-East and South-West Geo-Political zones are re-emergence of illegal road blocks along major highways and the grass-roots considered hidden enough for their "heinous" act.

However, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, NPM, NPOM, mni, has stated unequivocally that the order banning the setting up of Police road-blocks nationwide is still strictly in force.

In a directive issued to all Commands and Formations of the Force, the IGP warned that all semblances of Police road-blocks and permanent check-points reportedly re-emerging in some parts of the country, especially in the South-East, South-South and South-West Geo-political zones of Nigeria should immediately be dismantled.

The IGP who described the trend as a serious violation of subsisting order on road-blocks warned that severe sanctions await any Police Commands, Formations and personnel who violate the order.

While charging the Command Commissioners of Police and Heads of Formations to ensure total compliance with this order, the IGP further orders extensive visibility patrol and effective surveillance on Nigerian roads.