The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba on Sunday directed that skit and movie makers who use the police uniform without approval henceforth should be arrested and prosecuted.
The IGP who gave the order in a statement via the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, lamented illegal sale of police materials and accoutrements by traders in shops, and open stores not approved nor recognized by the police authority.
According to the statement, “The IGP equally frowned at the demeaning manner in which movie makers and skit makers portray the police institution in their movies and skits, using the police uniform without recourse to the provision of Section 251 of the Criminal Code law, and Section 133 of the Penal Code Law which criminalise such unauthorised use with accompanying necessary sanctions.