Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has again ordered the dismantling of all roadblocks nationwide with immediate effect.
This order becomes necessary in order to enable ease of doing business in Nigeria, as well as safeguard and guarantee free passage of goods and travellers throughout the country, the police boss said.
He ordered that police checkpoints on Lagos–Ibadan, Shagamu–Benin, Benin–Onitsha, Okene–Abuja, Kaduna–Kano, Katsina–Kano, Otukpo–Enugu, and Enugu–Port Harcourt expressways be immediately removed as the routes are the most affected.
“No police department, section, squad or unit should mount roadblock without the express permission of the Inspector General of Police,” said a statement issued by the Force spokesman, Mr Jimoh Moshood.
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“Consequently, Assistant Inspectors General of Police in charge of zonal commands, Commissioners of Police in charge of state commands, heads of departments, must ensure that every patrol vehicle in their respective formation carries a conspicuous and legible inscription of patrol vehicle identification number, and dedicated emergency phone numbers for ease of identification and report of distress by members of the public.
“The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Border patrol of the Force is specifically directed to ensure compliance with this directive along the Border routes in the country except for the few approved points by the Federal Government,” the statement added.