By James Gwati- Police Chief, Godwin Matanga has responded to police brutality complaints which are being daily raised by the public and warned his officers to behave in a professional manner.

There are complaints against police from the public that the cops have not only become corrupt, but also cruel and brutal to the citizens they have a constitutional mandate to protect.

In Harare and other cities, police have become inhuman and are extorting citizens more than what criminals do.

Matanga who was addressing 40 officers who recently returned from United Nations Peacekeeping Mission duties in Abyei and Darfur, in the capital, Thursday, said police service needed loyal and dedicated officers who put their country and people first.

He challenged his colleagues to perform their duties diligently, with a high level of professionalism, warning them to shun any form of behaviour that might bring the force and the country into disrepute.