Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun warned men and officers of the force to stay away from land dispute and other civil cases.
In a video post on the Force's X handle on Thursday, the IGP declared that officers "have no business escorting parties for land recovery".
The police boss warned that the Nigeria Police Force is not enforcer for private businesses.
According to the police boss, such actions by officers subject to the Force to disrepute, stressing that any officer found wanting will face disciplinary actions.
He said, "Let me reiterate without ambiguity, the Nigeria Police Force is not and will never become an enforcer for private interests.
"Officers have no business escorting parties for land recovery business, disrupting legally existing occupations or meddling in civil cases without a demonstrable criminal element.
"Every such incident erodes the neutrality of the force and opens us up to disrepute. The line must be clear and any officer who crosses it, must face disciplinary consequences".
NATIONAL POST reports that there have been several cases of policemen involved in land deals and other civil cases.
In some of those cases, they have been accused of intimidating and exploiting parties in the dispute.
