Every other rank below the IG, takes order of Command from him, in the performance of their lawful duties. Section 5 of the Act makes room for as many DIGs as the Nigeria Police Council considers appropriate. According to section 7(1) of the Police Act, the Deputy Inspector General of Police is the second in Command of the Force and shall so act for him in the Inspector-General’s absence. Though this rank is not specially mentioned in the Constitution, it has legal backing, because the Police Act is a law made by the National Assembly in accordance with the constitution. Disobedience or failure to carry out such instruction, directive or order, attract punitive sanctions.Īccording to Section 7 (1) of the Police Act, the next in the line to the Inspector General of Police, is the Deputy Inspector General of Police. This simply means that orders, directives and instructions to perform or carry out the duties with which the Police is carried, flows from the Inspector-General of Police, through the chain of Command, to any Officer positioned to implement such order. Thus, in accordance with section 215(2) of the 1999 Constitution, section 6 of the Police Act, 1990 laws provide that “the Force shall be commanded by the Inspector-General of Police”. The Command structure, also referred to as authority structure, of the Police Force is predicted on the regimental nature of the Force and conducted along the Force badges of ranks. These structures are patterned to meet the constitutional expectations of the Police, to perform effectively the duties assigned to it. “The Nigeria Police Force shall be under the Command of the Inspector-General of Police and any contingents of the Nigeria Police Force stationed in a state shall subject to the authority of the Inspector-General of Police, be under the command of Commissioner of Police of that state”įrom the provisions above, three different structures in the Police Force can be identified. “Subject to the provisions of this constitution (a) the Nigeria Police shall be organised and Administered in accordance with such provisions as many be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly These sections provide inter area, section 214(2)(a):. The structure of the Nigeria Police Force is provided for in section 214 (2)(a) and 215(2) of the 1999 Constitution.
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