The inspector-general cited a section of the Constitution that allows officers to kill if they have reasonable justification.
The police inspector-general conducted an on-the-spot assessment of Lagos on Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear whether President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed the clearly divisive comments of the Northern leaders.
Nigerians have consistently pushed back against regulation of social media, with rights activists dismissing it as a threat to free speech.
Mr. Adejobi said that the police chief charged the senior officers of the command to always supervise their men.
The federal government delegation which was led by the Chief of Staff to the President.
Senior police sources inform the Gazette that officers have been instructed to target citizens and leave thugs to run amok in the Nigerian capital.
Muhammed Adamu’s statement is currently being prepared and will be made public shortly, handing the Nigerian people a major victory.
The police promise effective coordination and implementation of security towards the exercise on October 10.
