Police denies poor funding of divisions, IGP orders investigation

The police high command has ordered a detailed investigation into the allegation of poor funding of police stations across the country.

Although it debunked the insinuations, the IGP has ordered detectives to get to the root of the matter, as he noted that Divisional Police Officers are well-funded.

The spokesman of the high command, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who denied the allegation that has now gone viral, said: “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to debunk the recent disparaging article titled: Nigeria Police Force Faces Funding Scandal: N15,000 Allocation for Three Months Sparks Corruption Concerns, published by Ecos Intelligence, and considers such a write-up fake, misleading, and inaccurate, as no Divisional Police Officer of the Nigeria Police Force would grant such an interview filled with so many derogatory inaccuracies unless an impostor.”

According to him, contrary to the referred published report that Divisional Headquarters receive no budgetary allocation and that officers rely solely on unofficial sources of funds for operations, including bail payments, the police authority maintains that Divisional Police Officers receive statutory funding based on established allocations from the Federal allocation, coupled with support from their respective state governments.

He added, “Any contrary assertion as contained in the publication is not only false but a calculated attempt to run down the system and discredit the police authority.”

“Subsequent to the highly misleading and scandalous publication, the Inspector General of Police has ordered an immediate investigation to identify those responsible for this deliberate misinformation.

“While we acknowledge that inadequate funding has long been a challenge for the police, the current government has demonstrated a commitment to increasing funding to enhance operations and improve policing capabilities and overall effectiveness.

“The funding situation, in recent times, has begun to show notable improvement with promising prospects for further enhancement in the upcoming year.

“The Nigeria Police Force hereby reiterates its commitment to the principle of transparency in the course of discharging its duties and warns mischief-makers to desist from attempts to detract and malign its progress, as the Force will not permit malicious individuals to continue to disparage the institution or slander its dedicated officers who toil day and night to secure our nation.”