Some Policemen Are Armed Robbers – AIG

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 6 Command, Mr. Jonathan Johnson, has alleged  that many Nigerian policemen are armed robbers and get killed daily because of their involvement in various crimes.


Johnson stated this during his visit to Akwa Ibom State Police Command in Uyo on Tuesday

He said, “If you investigate our men, you will discover some are armed robbers. We are not contented with what they have; we go to the road to extort money from people, engage in illegal business, and liaise with armed robbers.”

The AIG warned that any policemen caught in anti-social acts would be dismissed.

According to him, “No criminal has lived in his criminality and never been caught. If you want to live in palava, you will die in palava.”

He accused police officers of selling arms and ammunition to criminals, aiding and abetting crime, turning cases upside down, conniving with suspects, and engaging in conspiracy.

He further revealed that corruption was embedded in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nigeria Police Force, even as he accused police officers of giving information to hoodlums leading to the criminals killing their colleagues.