Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has directed all Commissioners of Police to dismantle roadblocks set up by police officials on highways across Nigeria.

Addressing senior police officers in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Idris also ordered the police commands to stop deploying mobile policemen as personal security details to individuals.

He instructed the commands to ensure visible policing in order to deter criminals.

The Police Boss urged Nigerians to report erring police officials to appropriate authorities, especially those who demand bribes before granting bail to suspects.

Before the commencement of the monthly conference, he had presented cheques worth 192 million Naira to families of police personnel who lost their lives while in service.

The conference, which continued behind closed doors, is also expected to examine strategies for curbing the increasing cases of kidnapping and murder by herdsmen across Nigeria.

The Inspector-General of Police, said the police will deploy massive personnel and equipment for the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections.

On the Sept. 10 Edo election, the I-G said: “We are coming up with a very, very strategic order. We are going to deploy the marine police in the waterways.

“We are going to deploy our helicopters in the air for surveillance. We are re-enforcing the state with thousands of policemen.”

According to him, 200 vehicles will be deployed to the state for the election.

On the Ondo election, Idris noted the large number of contestants that would participate in the Saturday APC primary, saying that might pose some challenges.

“We seem to have a large number of contestants in Ondo State; I think the APC has about 23 contestants. That is the area we are seeing that we will have challenge,” he said.

He, however, said he had directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone to be on ground on Friday to work with the Commissioner of Police in the state

According to the inspector-general, this is to ensure peaceful APC primary in Ondo.

He charged all personnel that would be involved in elections in those two states to be professional and operate within the code of conduct.

“We want all our policemen that will be involved in these elections to be apolitical,” he added.

Idris, however, commended policemen for their professional conduct during re-run elections recently conduct across the country and urged them to replicate that in subsequent elections.

Meanwhile, the I-G has presented cheques worth N192 million to next of kins of policemen who had died in the line of duty.