Ayuba Sanusi
THE Nigeria Police Force has described as “baseless and misleading, calculated to deceive the public and rubbish the integrity of the Force” a story that the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun ordered some deduction from salaries of officers and men in the name Police Sports Annual Levy.
Reacting to the viral report, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the deduction credited to the new Acting IGP was approved some months before his appointment.
According to him, the Nigeria Police Force Sports is primarily funded by an annual deduction which has been in force from time immemorial; and it was consolidated in the year 2003, and reviewed by the management of the Force in the year 2012.
“In as much as the Force does not intend to dignify the unprofessionalism and falsehood of the media outlets, it has however become rife to correct the baseless and misleading news publication aimed at maligning the person and integrity of the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD., NPM, with regards to the Police Annual Sports Levy deduction”, he pointed out.
“Attempting to sensationalize this longstanding annual practice and personalizing it to the current Inspector General of Police is not only mischievous but a disservice to the above-stated facts.
“It is evident that the purveyors of this disinformation are poised to mislead the public by distorting the truth and creating unnecessary mischief.
“The Force, therefore, strongly urges the public and media outlets to verify information and desist from spreading baseless claims calculated at tarnishing the image of the Nigeria Police Force while encouraging well-meaning Nigerians to discountenance the malicious publication“, CSP Adejobi stated.
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