IGP directs police officers to declare assets

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed officers and men of the force to declare their assets.

Adamu spoke on Tuesday in Abuja, when members of the board of Code of Conduct Bureau led by its Chairman, Prof. Mohammed Isah, visited him in his office.

The IG noted that the declaration of assets of public officers was compulsory and failure to do so was a violation of the law.

He stated, "We are aware that declaration of assets is mandatory for all public officers and not doing so means you are breaking the law.

“We want to assure you that we will assign an officer to be responsible for that and they will make sure that all our officers and men comply with this directive. This will ensure that we have one channel so that whenever you want to check, it will be easy."

“So, officially, the office that will be responsible for this is the office of the Commissioner of Police, Research and Planning, while the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Research and Planning, will oversee their activities,” Adamu noted.

He further reiterated his commitment to assisting the bureau with personnel to carry out its mandate.

The IG added that the collaboration of both organisations was important for them to discharge their duties effectively.

Isah said the assistance of the police was required to enforce the code of conduct on all public officers.

Praising the IG for declaring his assets, the CCB chairman said the bureau could not execute court orders on its own.

“The Code of Conduct Bureau has the investigative powers, but this power cannot be achieved alone.

“We need to cooperate, share information and collaborate to achieve our mandate,” he said.