Recently in Nasarawa, cases of kidnapping, banditry and armed robbery activities are on the increase, hence the need to create an enabling environment free from this vises for people in the state becomes necessary as operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, trains 503 constables to serve as Special Community Policing across the 13 local government areas of the state.
Assistant Inspector General AIG, in charge of zone 4, Mr. Jonah John-Mava, stated this while addressing some stakeholders and the new recruits at a one day sensitization and awareness campaign programme held at city hall Lafia, Nasarawa state capital Monday.
He stressed that a number of 49 special constables has successfully graduated from the training in Makurdi, the Benue state capital while the remaining 454 are currently undergoing training.
According to him, some of the Special Community Policing have successful completed their training and posted to their various areas of responsibilities while commending governor Abdullahi Sule for supporting the Nigerian Police.
Earlier, flagging off the sensitization and awareness campaign, Engr. Abdulahi Sule represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe added that the aim of the programme is to enlightene members of the public on the significant of security with a view to sustain the programme, and collaboration of all and sundry in addressing crime related issues in the state.
Dr. Akabe said the feat is for the entire development of socio – economy activities to strive in the state, adding that in achieving it all hands must be on deck in cooperation with security agencies to fight criminal elements.
In his word “i want to use this medium to urge members of the public to support the community policing. This will go a long way in fighting crime and criminality in the state and paving way for our social economy activities to strive.”
On his part, state commissioner of police, Mr. Bola Longe, stressed the state command is committed towards ensuring that criminal elements in the state will not over whelm the police adding that adequate efforts are been made to fish out all criminal elements in the state and the command will not relent in the fight against kidnappings, Banditry and all other crimes in the state.
