Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has promised to look into the cases of officers and men who are due for promotion.

Idris who gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy visit on the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello at his official residence in Minna, said promotion in the force would now be based strictly on merit.

Expressing his determination to give the personnel of the force and the citizenry a sense of dignity, he said he would run a fair and just Police Force that would ensure there would be no miscarriage of justice against its members or anyone in the country.

He reiterated his commitment to the protection of lives and property of every Nigerian, adding that the Police Force will work side by side with the Nigerian public in order to address the issues of criminal elements in their midst.

Idris was accompanied on the two-day visit to the state by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Kabila Joshua.

In his remarks, Governor Bello, expressed optimism that the Acting Inspector General of Police would reposition the Police Force as one to be reckoned with in the world.

He stated that the appointment of the Inspector General of Police was based strictly on merit, stressing that Nigerians would see a new way of addressing the country’s security challenges.

Governor Bello however warned the new IGP to beware of hypocrites and sycophants within and outside the force.