The
Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed that all
police commands and formations should immediately stop the use of
commercial vehicles and those painted in states’ commercial colours for
police operations and patrol duties.
The directive was contained in a circular issued to all police formations and commands nationwide on Thursday.
A statement by the Force Public
Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja, explained that the
directive was due to “enormous negative consequences associated with
such practices, as complained by members of the public.”
The IG further warned that violation of the order by any police unit will attract severe sanctions.
Meanwhile, Nigerians have called on
governments of Economic Community of West African States to ease the
difficulty of movement of citizens in these countries.
An Afro-barometer research conducted by
the CLEEN Foundation indicated that 62 per cent of Nigerians said West
Africans should be able to move freely across international borders in
order to trade or work.
More than half of respondents to
questionnaires made available during the research lamented that movement
across ECOWAS states was very difficult.
The respondents, who were also asked to
choose the model of development preferred for the country from other
countries, including United States, China, United Kingdom, South Africa
and India, preferred the US development model followed by China.
The report also showed that while
respondents said the investment strides of China in Nigeria and their
influence on the Nigerian economy were positive, majority of respondents
said quality of Chinese products contributed to China’s negative image
in the country.
On the issue of remittance of funds from
friends or relatives living in foreign countries, majority of
respondents said they have never received money from anyone abroad.
The Programme Manager of CLEEN
Foundation, Nengak Daniel, said the research team interviewed 2,400
adult respondents between November and December 2014.
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