No more police roadblocks - Arase Solomon insists

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Tuesday in Abuja says he is determined to dismantle police road blocks across the country and he has already dispatched a team to enforce the order.

Arase, who spoke to State House correspondents shortly after his confirmation as substantive Inspector-General of Police by the Police Council, also reassured officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force that their welfare would be one of his cardinal responsibilities.

 ''Their welfare will be number one on ‎my cardinal responsibilities. You don’t motivate a workforce except their welfare is paramount. I'm going to ensure that their welfare is going to be put on the front burner. To Nigerians, I know that their expectations are high but I can assure them that no Nigerian will suffer any injustice by my inaction or action,'' he said 

 On the dismantling of police roadblocks across the country:

''We already have an enforcement policy in place and 16 teams have moved out across the length and breadth of this country to ensure there is strict compliance to that order,'' he said. 

After his appointment in acting capacity in August 2014, Suleiman Abba, the immediate-past IGP, also expressed determination removed police roadblocks, but they were back a few months after he made the announcement