Lagos, FCT, Rivers lead in public complaints against police

Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Rivers recorded the highest number of complaints against police officers by members of the public.

The Public Compliant Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) disclosed this in its 2017 first quarter report released in Abuja Thursday.

According to the report, the Unit received 498 cases between January and March this year from various parts of the country.

The report, however, showed 52.8 per cent decrease in number of misconduct cases reported against police officers compared to last year.

1,054 cases were reported during the same period last year.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of PCRRU, Abayomi Shogunle, said telephone call topped the means by which members of the public interacted with the Unit, adding that 362 cases or 73 per cent of the total cases reported were received through calls.

Shogunle said 10,000 phone calls were received from the public during the period under review but only 362 phone calls relating to the mandate of the Unit were processed.

He said, “Lagos State Police Command topped the list with 90 cases representing 18.07 per cent, followed by FCT Abuja with 69 cases or 13.86 per cent and Rivers State with 59 cases or 11.85 per cent.

“Kwara and Ekiti Police Commands recorded no case during the period while Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Cross River and Bauchi Police Commands recorded one case each.

“Kebbi state Command recorded its first case since the inception of the unit in 2015.”