Police IG, Ibrahim Idris, in a statement released through his spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, has ordered the removal of all roadblocks nationwide with immediate effect so as to enable free ease of movement in the country.
The order affects the Okene-Abuja, Kaduna-Kano, Katsina – Kano, Otukpo – Enugu, Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressways, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan, Saganu-benin, and Benin-Onitsha highways.
The directives, he added was necessary to enable comfort in doing business in Nigeria, safeguard, and guarantee free passage of goods and travelers throughout the country.
The statement reads, “To this end, no police department, section, squad or unit should mount road block without express permission of the Inspector-General of Police,” Moshood stated.
He stated that Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zonal Commands, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and Heads of Departments, must ensure that every patrol vehicle in their respective formation has a conspicuous and legible inscription of patrol vehicle identification number, and dedicated emergency phone numbers for identification and report of distress by members of the public.