Unlike the Judiciary, where we can still see some incorruptible Judges, many will revel at the suggestion of an incorruptible cop in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF)
But the outgoing Anambra state Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye said he never took bribe or any form of gratification during his 35 years of service in the Nigeria Police Force.
CP Adeoye made the assertion during a valedictory media briefing on Monday at the Command Headquarters Amawbia Awka-South Local Government Area of the state to mark his pull-out parade ceremony.
“I’m bold to say it because I was not a desperate police officer and I did everything possible to resist such temptations,” he said, pointing out that
it was the same orientation he gave to his officers when he assumed duty as Commissioner of Police in Anambra State.
According to him, he told his officers to do their jobs selflessly and eschew anything that would lure them into accepting bribes and tempting gratifications because they know that if they get into trouble, he would not cover them because the law must take its full cause on erring officers.
The outgoing police boss who told journalists categorically that he has no regrets whatsoever in his career in the Police Force, noted that every moment of his service has been action-packed and very fulfilling, even as he stated that it was time to bow out for the younger ones to grow.
CP Adeoye who thanked journalists for their partnership, support and cooperation, also expressed gratitude to the Anambra State Government, saying that the cooperation he enjoyed in Anambra State was unprecedented and was enough to last him a lifetime and that he was really grateful to the citizens of the state.
He also recalled that he had previously served in Anambra as DC OPS in the 90s and as CP Election before he was eventually posted back to Anambra State as Commissioner of Police in July last year.
Adeoye whose traditional pull-out parade ceremony was done last Saturday at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square Awka, said he officially bowed out of service on Tuesday 30th April, he added that it was really a jolly good time serving as Commissioner of Police in Anambra State.