Enugu State Police Command has denied directing female officers to pay for 70Th women police anniversary, as alleged in a publication by Sahara Reporters that female Police Officers of the Command were instructed to pay certain sums of money for the Nigeria Women Police 70th Anniversary celebration.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Enugu, by the Police public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, ‘ the Command categorically refutes this claim as entirely false, baseless, and without any iota of truth.
The statement read in parts : “At no time did the Command issue such a directive to any female Police Officer, whether senior or junior.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Nigeria Police Force has established and standardized procedures for originating, designing, and disseminating official orders and directives. The Enugu State Command, like all other Commands and Formations, strictly adheres to these procedures. Consequently, the format and platform through which the purported directive was circulated clearly show that it could not have emanated from the Command.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, has urged the public to disregard the allegation, directing the State Intelligence Department (SID) to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the matter and identify those responsible for designing and circulating such malicious and misleading information. He further encourages any female Police Officer who may have made such payment to promptly come forward and assist with the investigation,” Ndukwe said.
