Inspector General Of Police Urges Police Officers To Marry Each Other

The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Usman Baba Alkali has encouraged officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to institute marriage between the male and female officers as a way of strengthening the bond within themselves.

 

This was part of the advice by the IGP during his one day working visit to Niger State Command over the weekend. He urged the officers to, ‘put aside the idea of looking for good husbands and wives outside and start searching inwards’.

 

Against the backdrop of stereotyping police men as being everything evil, the Alkali told his officers and men to change the narratives by proving Nigerians and indeed the whole world wrong by exhibiting the best morals in both words and character.

 

The IGP had told the police gathering, including the ranks and file that ‘among the police fold are good men and ladies, you could get married to in order to enhance the good working relationship and to further bond between them’.

 

IGP Alkali said, “We have some handsome single men and beautiful ladies among us I would like to advise us to start taking wives and husbands from our colleagues to buttress our already existing working relationship to that of full family affairs”.

 

“By so doing the good working relationship that existed among the personnel will go just beyond the normal office relationship and as well help to improve confidence and harmony and as well, go a long way in providing courage and strength to our service”.

 

The police boss who also emphasized the need for police family to ensure morally sound upbringing of their children said, “I think it will be a welcome idea, if we see how we can build a better family here than going outside to look for a good wife”.

 

When you inculcate right morals in their children and wards on the need to be good ambassadors in the barracks or while in service, the IGP said they (children) will grow up to become responsible citizens that they (parents) will be proud of in the future.

 

While commending efforts of the state Police Community Relations Committee, (PCRC) and supportive vigilante groups in the state in checking crime and criminalities by restoring peace across troubles parts of the state, Alkali prayed that such feat be sustained.