The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has strongly condemned the recent trend of assault on Police Officers and men in uniform, carrying out official and lawful duties in various locations across the nation.

The IGP emphasised that attacks on Police Officers, who are uniformed agents of the state, is both illegal and an affront on the rule of law.

He warned that attacks on police officers and men in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct.

Baba directed all Police Commands and Formations to ensure individuals who engage in assault on police officers, irrespective of preceding factors, are made to face the full wrath of the law via swift prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction.

He reiterated the commitment of the Force to ensuring protection of lives and property, stressing the importance of according respect to the fundamental rights of Police officers and other security operatives to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and protecting the citizens better and maintenance of law and order.

His comment is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by Force Public Relations Officers, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.