COMMENT | It could scarcely come as a surprise that factions have reared their head in the police force.

Otherwise, Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (above) would not have issued a public warning about the spread of the virus in the force.

He took the occasion of a change of guard in a state's contingent to warn against factions in the force.

In the public arena, it would be no surprise to find factions in political parties...