Former Inspector General of Police,(IGP), Tafa Balogun, on Thursday said policemen have the constitutional rights to self- defence in the face of danger but were not allowed to kill unjustly.
Police not allowed to kill unjustly, but has rights to self-defence
Speaking during stakeholders’ meeting on sensitisation awareness campaign on community policing held at the Local Government Service Commission, Abere, Osun State, Tafa Balogun said the law prohibited police from killing unjustly but have the right to defend themselves.
He however expressed displeasure over the killing of some policemen and burning of police stations during the EndSARS protest.
“The EndSARS is a very bad nostalgic and we pray it does not come back. Police stations were attacked. Policemen were killed. Policemen were roasted.
“Please, do not forget that you have the right to defend yourself”, he said.
He also blamed the communication gap between the police and the community for the bad trend the EndSARS protest took.
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He called for a cordial relationship between the police and the community, saying the gap has been the major causes of most of the protest against the police.
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