Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Wednesday cautioned the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, over his ruthless order in the Southeast.
FirstNews reported that the IGP on Tuesday, May 18, ordered policemen serving in the Southeast states to deal ruthlessly with criminal elements and secession agitators that may want to test their will.
But Ohanaeze, in a statement by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that policemen should carry out their duty peacefully without brutality or extrajudicial killings.
“Nigerian Police Force and all sister agencies should adopt different strategies with human face to achieve desired results. We believe that police must have learnt enough lessons from ENDSARS protests”, the statement read.
It added, “We expect a different approache to de-escalate the crisis and violence in the Southeast; there should be townhall meetings between police and all stakeholders in the Southeast.
“Killer herdsmen and bandits ravaging the North are now in the Southeast and must be dealt with ruthlessly.
“We are aware of other challenges but definitely attacks on police formations will end in the Southeast when police show remorseful actions through upholding human rights in “Operation Restore Peace”.