The Acting Inspector- General of police, Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday, inaugurated the first Complaints Response Units (CRU) in the Police Command Ikeja, Lagos.
Egbetokun said the purpose of the CRU was to create a conducive platform of interaction between the police and public, particularly on unprofessional conducts of the officers.
The News Agency of Nigeria NAN, reports that the unit will afford members of the public an opportunity to make complaints and seek redress as individuals and groups against police misconducts and human rights abuses.
Egbetokun, who commended the command for complying with his directive, pointed out that the directive was from Section 131 of the police Act of 2020, which gave power to the I-GP to establish such unit in all states.
He noted that the CRU was not established to witch-hunt any police officer but to promote accountability in the police.
“It is going to enhance police-community collaboration and build confidence with members of the public,” he said.
He appealed to the public to supply the police with information, stressing that
the police would also show transparency so as to get cooperation from the public.
Egbetokun advised the public to desist from reporting police misconduct on social media.
