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The departure of Minister of State, Minister of the Interior Lambert Noël Matha on Wednesday August 3, 2022 from the National School of National Police Forces in Owendo, south of Libreville, sounds like a call to order for the police officers who have chosen to serve the flag. They must be exemplary, but some play the ugly.
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In Libreville police stations, when you lodge a complaint for theft, you are asked to insure the fuel for the car in order to catch the thief. Even when you file a complaint for a case whose outcome is not in doubt, in the end you won’t win because the investigator knows the respondent. Today, there is no longer any neutrality in police stations and complaints are only lodged with relatives, friends and acquaintances so that the case is properly handled.
Generally, the cases that are sent to the investigating judge are those where the plaintiff refused to be intimidated because he knew his rights. Even for cases of rape, the investigator in charge of the case will tell you “M found common ground, take what we offer you, tomorrow it could be you or your child who finds himself in this situation”.
What to say when an agent retains your file for an offense, be sure it is you who will ensure his breakfast until he returns to better feelings. If he loses your file, you will have a hard time putting it back together and the good M will be unfazed. Those who are at the origin of this, which once again tarnishes the image of the police and the gendarmerie, have knowledge at the inspection level, except that there you have to insist on getting your case completed.
This is an opportunity for Major General Serge NGOMA to act in order to convey the message of the President of the Republic. God only knows the number of police officers who will once again be complicit in robberies this Independence Day celebration month. It is time to act to restore trust with the population.
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