Police Killings In Rivers Worry CP

The Commissioner of Po­lice, Rivers State Command, Joseph Mukan, has recom­mended that a psychological test be conducted on officers and men of the command to evaluate their mental state.
The recommendation came days after a father of five, Jimoh Abiodun, was shot dead by an alleged drunken police officer for possessing an I-Phone at Elelenwo area of the state. More than five citi­zens have been killed by the police in cold blood in Decem­ber alone in the state.
Mukan expressed worry over the incessant misuse of firearms by police officers in the command, following a public outcry over killings of residents. He disclosed this during a meeting with Di­visional Police Officers and Heads of Tactical Units, in­cluding Inspectors and Rank and File of the Command.
Addressing the officers yesterday, he lamented the incessant cases of unjus­tifiable use of firearms by personnel in flagrant vio­lation of Force Order 237 and warned respective su­pervising authorities, as a matter of urgency, to closely monitor their activities and therefore stem the tide or risk removal and query.