The office of the Director of Legal and Crime Affairs in the National Police Service was created by the Inspector General under section 10(b) (r) of the National Police Service Act which gives the powers to the Inspector General to organize the service at National level into various formations , Units or components and issue and document Service Standing Orders. The Legal and Crime Affairs section is created under the current Standing Orders in all the three services and at the National Police Service headquarters to be directly responsible to the heads of the respective service and the Inspector General.
This is specifically made in order for the legal officers to give direct legal opinion to their commanders and the Inspector General respectively.
