Rivers/Bayelsa PCC Boss condemns the recent killing of police officers in south Eastern Nigeria

 The public complaints commission Boss incharge of Rivers and Bayelsa Hon. Marshall Israel has faulted and condemn the killing of police officers in south east, speaking in an event, he noted that the killing is a result of ethnic bigotry, in his words:

The wanton and unabashed killing and slaughtering of Police officers in the South East is unthinkable and barbaric.Very sad and should be condemned in the extreme.

I wake up these days unable to watch numerous videos and pictures of how police officers are butchered and their Stations set ablaze with no one to help, and no where to run to.

I cry when I see bigot Police Officers who are yet victims tacitly supporting the killers, telling others that the agitation is legitimate and right but forgetting that tomorrow is pregnant.

I weet at the silence of the media both local and international over the killing of Police officers in the South East. 

I weep at the silence of  senior and junior government officials, religious and traditional rulers over the killing of Police officers in the South East. 

I heardseparatists leaders give commands to their followers to kill police and cut their heads, take their guns and burn down the Station without considering that some of them are their friends, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers and uncles. 

I give up because it seems I am in a wrong place. I give up because it is the innocent policemen that have been slaughtered like chicken, leaving behind wives, parents, children and other loved ones. I give up because no one is crying for justice for the police officers. 

But When you try to demystify your security personnel, be prepared to bow to Terrorists when they become your warlords.

Are there some bad policemen? Certainly, there are many bad policemen like in every agency even families.

Should we categorize all policemen as bad because of those bad ones and demonize  all policemen and even the institution, the NPF  which is the lead agency in internal law enforcement? No way!

If we continue this way, we may get to a point where there won't be policemen to enforce any law. 

Yes, there's the need for a more proactive approach by the authorities to rein in and sanction bad cops but when a society jubilates or adopts a code of silence in the face of the humiliation and decimation of its security forces, it should be ready to embrace next level tyranny from warlords and Terrorists.  

A demystification of the Police Force is a prelude to the demystification of the State.