#ENDSARS: CP YARO HEADS COMMITTEE TO ASSESS POLICE LOSSES

By Joy Okosieme

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has inaugurated a nine-man committee to assess losses suffered by the Police during the #ENDSARS protests.

Inaugurating the committee headed by Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro at the Force Headquarters,  IGP Mohammed said the setting up of the Assessment Committee was informed by the need to properly document the losses suffered by the Police for the purposes of strategic planning, re-construction and re-equipment as well as for future reference.

He averred that the Police encountered huge losses in terms of human and material resources during the ENDSARS protests, which commenced on a rather peaceful note but unfortunately degenerated into violence, loss of lives and wanton destruction of property.

The IGP charged the committee to see the assignment as a call to service, which must be undertaken with purposefulness, empathy, dedication and sacrifice. According to its terms of reference, the committee is expected to:

• Physically visit the scenes of incident and capture the pictorials of all damages done to police infrastructure and personnel;

• Verify the fatalities suffered by the police;

• Establish the weapons holdings that were lost during the incidents, amongst others.

The IGP emphasized that the delegates should visit families of deceased police officers and the injured on behalf of the Force.

Appreciating President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, and Government at all levels for their support and commitment to the holistic reforms of the Police, he reassured the families of the deceased police officers and the injured their that losses and sacrifices would continually be remembered by the Police and the nation.

The IGP also appreciated the professional conduct and restraint shown by Police personnel during the period, even in the face of imminent threats to their lives.