IGP suspends two SPY Policemen for alleged impersonation

The Police High Command has suspended two Supernumerary Personnel (SPY) for allegedly wearing uniforms meant for conventional police officers.

The suspended SPY personnel are Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju.
 
Police spokesman, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said that one of the suspended SPY personnel adorned the rank of a Superintendent of Police (SP).
 
Adejobi said the action of the SPY officers is against the provisions of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 and other extant regulations.

IGP Usman Alkali Baba had warned against the incessant use of uniforms restricted to conventional police officers.

“Supernumerary officers adorning police black, neon blue or camouflage uniforms run afoul of the law and would be adequately sanctioned.

“The suspended supernumerary officers – Obaze Blessing with SPY number 5709, and Obaze Emmanuella Uju with SPY number 5708, adorned themselves in conventional police officers’ uniforms contrary to the code regulating the SPY service.
  
“One of them similarly adorned the rank of superintendent of police, which is contrary to extant laws. Above all, they portrayed themselves in the viral video and other videos as undisciplined and unprofessional, in contravention of the police social media policy, with acts glorifying ill-gotten wealth and ill-morals, which has received wide condemnation from members of the public.”