‘You’ll Be Dealt With Severely’: MOPOL Warns Unpaid Officers Contemplating Protest
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The Mobile Police (MOPOL) unit 31 in Asaba, Delta, warns that any of its officers deployed in the counterinsurgency fight in Borno State who protest over unpaid allowances will be “dealt with severely”.
The threat was contained in a wireless message circulated on Friday.
The threat was contained in a wireless message circulated on Friday.
HumAngle had reported on November 3 that MOPOL officers assigned to Operation Lafiya Dole had not seen their special operational allowances in over five months.
“Any time we talk about our allowance, they would threaten to dismiss us. They have been threatening that nobody
“Any time we talk about our allowance, they would threaten to dismiss us. They have been threatening that nobody
should post anything on social media pertaining to the allowance,” one of the affected officers said.
“We have families and children, some in the university, and we need these little things to assist ourselves. We have been complaining, we want to go on protest. But we are
“We have families and children, some in the university, and we need these little things to assist ourselves. We have been complaining, we want to go on protest. But we are
afraid because, if we protest, it will be easy for them to trace us.”
The operatives also complained that the food given to them was not sufficient as they only received one meal every day.
Reacting to possible plans for a demonstration by the officers, however, the police
The operatives also complained that the food given to them was not sufficient as they only received one meal every day.
Reacting to possible plans for a demonstration by the officers, however, the police
unit said such moves would not be taken lightly.
“Intelligence report received revealed that PMF [Police Mobile Force] personnel on Operation Lafiya Dole, Maiduguri, Borno State, are planning to embark on protest over unpaid operational allowances to most of the personnel on
“Intelligence report received revealed that PMF [Police Mobile Force] personnel on Operation Lafiya Dole, Maiduguri, Borno State, are planning to embark on protest over unpaid operational allowances to most of the personnel on
special duty in Borno State,” the message started.
“You are hereby directed to warn personnel unit to remain calm and [that they] must not participate in such act as anyone who violates this directive will be severely dealt with.”
The message added that the police authorities
“You are hereby directed to warn personnel unit to remain calm and [that they] must not participate in such act as anyone who violates this directive will be severely dealt with.”
The message added that the police authorities
were doing all they could to ensure the operatives received their allowances “very soon”.
“Ensure adequate supervision and coordination of personnel throughout the period of operations. Guard against indiscriminate use of firearms,” the directive emphasised.
“Ensure adequate supervision and coordination of personnel throughout the period of operations. Guard against indiscriminate use of firearms,” the directive emphasised.
It also discouraged all forms of corrupt practices, illegal duties, escort, incivility to members of the public, and asked that the police officers on special duty in Borno maintain alertness and dress properly.
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