Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed a report claiming the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, ordered officers nationwide to pay ₦2,000 each for a handbook titled Attitudinal Change in the Nigerian Police Force.
In a statement on Sunday, Force Public Relations Officer CSP Benjamin Hundeyin described the claim as “completely false,” insisting there was no directive compelling officers to buy the book. “The IGP merely said any officer interested and willing to buy the book can do so voluntarily. It was never made compulsory,” he said.
The book’s author, Dr. Joseph Danley, National President of the Foundation for Correction of Moral Decay, also refuted the report in an interview, calling it misleading and damaging to police leadership. He said the publication forms part of a broader ethics and professionalism campaign within the force.
“At no time did the IGP make such an order. He only said officers who were interested could buy the book voluntarily,” Danley stated.
According to Danley, his foundation proposed a nationwide attitudinal change seminar for police officers—similar to previous programmes run for teachers and civil servants. While the IGP approved the concept, he insisted the seminars be free of charge. Danley said sessions have already held in over 10 states—including Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Kogi, Enugu and the FCT—without collecting money from Police Headquarters.
Danley clarified that the ₦2,000 quoted in reports applied only to officers or individuals who chose to purchase the handbook. “Not all officers purchased it. In most commands, only about 25–40% did so, and payments were made directly to our foundation, not to the police or the IGP,” he explained, adding he sold his vehicle to fund printing because “reorientation is crucial to rebuilding institutions.”
A May 25, 2025 proposal to the IGP seen by stakeholders introduced Danley as the author and conveyed approval for him to market the handbook directly to interested officers on a voluntary basis.
Both the NPF and Danley urged the public to disregard reports suggesting a compulsory levy, framing the initiative instead as a voluntary ethics drive aimed at deepening professionalism, discipline, and public trust in the police.
