Officers and men of the Nigeria Police should always act within the confines of the law of the nation in carrying out their mandate.

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, gave the warning at a meeting with Commissioners of Police and above in Abuja, saying all their actions must be to preserve law and order all over the country.

Idris warned that the force under his leadership would not condone the continued killing of officers who put their lives on the line to ensure peace and security, saying the force would not tolerate the killings of its officers across the country.

According to him, they were going to continue in the mop-up of illegal arms in the country for the integrity of the country, directing commissioners of police in the various commands across the country to ensure that such killings were curtailed.

Idris said the deployment of personnel would continue in Benue, Zamfara and other areas having security challenges in the country, urging commissioners of police in charge of the various commands where elections would be held this year to support personnel that would be deployed there.

He also advised the commissioners to constantly interact with the stakeholders in the various communities to bridge the communication gap between the force and Nigerians.

The commissioner commended the commissioners for their commitment in spite of the current security challenges.

On the siege of Benue Assembly by police personnel, Idris said police was not partisan as claimed in some quarters, saying the police does not take side in any issue, it was only committed to the development of the country.

He said the massive deployment of personnel for election duties in states was based on the need to maintain peace.

The police boss said the force would also deploy enough personnel for the Osun governorship election scheduled to hold in September.