Mild drama as IGP Baba orders Adamawa CP to return seven vehicles to Gombe
Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba, has ordered Adamawa police command to return no fewer than seven operational vehicles deployed to the state from Gombe State between 2018.
Baba gave this order on Wednesday at the state command during a meeting with officers as part of his two-day working visit to the state.
The Inspector-General promised the state a new Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), asked that the Commissioner of Police Ishola Babaita, reach out to his counterpart in Adamawa over the vehicles.
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Our Correspondent reports that mild drama ensued when the Commissioner perhaps knowing the challenges of political statements chose to place an immediate call to his counterpart, Adamawa Commissioner Sikiru Akande.
Akande, had said he was not Commissioner at the time the vehicles were said to have been deployed, but the IGP urged him to investigate and return appropriately.
He said, “Return all those vehicles, even if they are dead, return the carcass.”
Commenting on discipline, Baba noted that it was required for officer to show themselves needed respect especially as a regimented agency adding that the police has a big family.
He noted that punishment and rewards are two necessary things, adding that it was not in his interest to punish people.
“Discipline is the bedrock of the police, and the bedrock of other organisations that is why your hand is up when you see someone higher shoulder-wise not age. I’m not the oldest policeman here but I’m the number policeman,” Baba added.
He revealed that the social media embargo was geared at ending unauthorised information, to ensure coordination in the force.
Speaking earlier, Babaita appealed to the Inspector-General of Police to mediate in support the command’s drive at delivering optimally by recovering its property currently deployed to other states.
“Sir, permit me to state that, in the year 2017 and 2018, seven patrol vehicles from this Command were deployed to Adamawa State Police Command, and two patrol vehicles to Gwoza Training Camp Borno State for tactical operations and the only Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) attached to 59 PMF Bajoga was moved to Nasarawa State Command for snappy and emergency operation since May, 2019. These vehicles are yet to be returned to the Command.
“I hereby solicit for your gracious directives to reclaim our vehicles; this will definitely improve the Operational architecture of the Command,” Babaita said.
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