Nigeria Police says it will sanction officials engaging in brutality and unprofessional misconducts in the discharge of their duties.

This became imperative as the cases of brutality had become an intolerable albatross of the Force, promising that it would be tackled to restore dignity in the nation’s policing system.

As part of efforts to address the trend, the police on Monday flagged off Public complains Rapid Response Unit in Ekiti state to collate complaints from the public.

Police Commissioner, Wilson Inalegwu threatened that any police found culpable of professional misconduct by way of incivility or mishandling of weapons would be dismissed and prosecuted in line with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.

At the flag off ceremony held at the Okesa Police station in Ado Ekiti, Inalegwu, said the unit was established to offer 24 hours services to the public by way of receiving complaints about public mis-demeanour of his men in their dealings with the citizens.

He said the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit was saddled with the responsibility of receiving and resolving complaints of police professional misconduct emanating from policing activities and operations .

According to him, they have a way of dealing with misconduct in the police, saying the Commissioners of police can decide cases involving rank and file while the police Service Commission can deal with those from Assistant Superintendent of Police to the topmost officer.

On the mode of operation of the unit, the Police Commissioner said the unit was available 24 hours a day to listen to members of the public from across the state,saying in line with the change agenda of the Federal Government and the change Begins with me campaign of the police Force.

He said the unit had provided seven different platforms which are inscribed on the flyers through which the public can reach the unit- phone calls, SMS, Whatsapp, blackberry Messenger, Twitter, Facebook and e-mail.