Skip to main content

BENUE AND RIVERS STATE KILLINGS: IGP DEPLOYS FIVE UNITS OF POLICE MOBILE FORCE, ORDERS AERIAL SURVEILLANCE


BENUE AND RIVERS STATE KILLINGS: IGP DEPLOYS FIVE UNITS OF POLICE MOBILE FORCE, ORDERS AERIAL SURVEILLANCE 

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris has ordered Commissioners of Police in charge of Benue, Rivers and other contiguous States to the two States and their Supervising Assistant Inspectors General of Police and their personnel to be on red-alert with immediate effect to nip in the bud and prevent further attacks on innocent Nigerians by suspected herdsmen and other criminal elements in the mentioned States.

In a statement signed by the Force Spokesperson, CSP Jimoh Moshood, the IGP has directed the Deputy Inspector General of Police Operations to Benue and Rivers State to muster, coordinate and supervise the implementation of the new security strategies put in place by the Force to put an immediate end to the senseless killings and violence unleashed on innocent Nigerians by suspected herdsmen and other criminal elements in the two States. 

CSP Jimoh Moshood further stated that the IGP has also approved the deployment of Police Aerial Surveillance Helicopters, Five (5) Units of Police Mobile Force, Special Forces along with additional conventional Police Personnel, the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Police Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD), The Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Teams Personnel, and Special Police Joint Intelligence and Investigation Teams to Benue and Rivers State to work with the Police Personnel on ground to bring new impetus to the efforts of the Force to nip in the bud further attacks in the mentioned states.

"The Assistant Inspector General of Police in Zone 4 Makurdi and Zone 6 Calabar have been mandated by the Inspector General of Police to convey Stakeholders meetings in the affected states and also supervise the Police investigation and intelligence teams, and other Police Special Squads deployed by the IGP to the two States" the statement added. 

IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris deeply commiserates with the Governments and People of Benue and Rivers States over the recent killings, the Force calls for calm and support for the police personnel deployed to sustain the normalcy that has been restored in the affected State and also implores the people to be vigilant and security conscious. The public is also advised to promptly report suspicious acts or persons to the nearest Police detachment or station for prompt action to avert untoward incidents, the statement concluded.##

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NDDC Makes Move to End Regional Crisis

The  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has began moves to curb regional crisis affecting the people. Speaking in a stakeholders meeting at the Hotel Presidential in Rivers State recently, the acting managing Director, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, stated that the 2016 Partner for Sustainable Development is a direct product of the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan, for collaborating with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region. She averred   that the aim is to create opportunity for partners to look at various challenges plaguing the Niger Delta Region and proffer the way forward. She said the commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs would discuss  strategies that will make the region move forward. According to her, “The key objective of the Partners for Sustainable development PSD is to provide a clearing-house of information for stakeholders during project planning, budgeting and implementation strategies, to ensure that...
Post a Comment
Read more

Meet the new boss of Alvan Ikoku College of Education

Meet the new boss of Alvan Ikoku College of Education. A new boss has been appointed as chairman governing council of Alvan Ikoku College of Education. Hon. Abinye Alex-Hart was appointed recently  to head the activities of the institution. Hon. Alex-Hart was born on June 21, 1956, in Bonny, to the family of Late Pa. A.B. Hart (the famous Headmaster, Bandmaster and Choirmaster) and Late Mrs. Violet E. Alex-Hart (the famous Educator and Opera singer). He is the last child in the family of six, whose miraculous birth was an answer by God to persistent prayers for male children.  He grew up under the tutelage of a grand disciplinarian when discipline was not a story-book idea, but the merciless grinding reality of everyday life. EDUCATION: Hon. Abinye Alex-Hart began his formal education at the famous Bonny Government School, left in 1972 and proceeded to Bonny National Grammar School, where he came out with flying colours in the West African Schools Certificate Examinations ...
75 comments
Read more

The N-Power scheme has announced the commencement of the second phase of recruitments

The N-Power scheme has announced the commencement of the second phase of its Volunteer Corps Programme. In a message displayed on its official website, the scheme revealed that there are 300,000 successful applicants. It wrote on npvn.npower.gov.ng “The Federal Government of Nigeria is pleased to announce the commencement of the second phase of the N-Power Volunteer Corps Programme, involving the selection of 300,000 successful applicants. “The Federal Government of Nigeria wishes to congratulate all 300,000 successful applicants. “They are encouraged to take this opportunity seriously by learning the skills that will brighten their future and also serve their communities with commitment and dedication. “For those who have not been selected at this time, there is a waiting list and subsequent phase(s) will absorb more qualified applicants. “The selection into the second phase was undertaken in a fair and transparent manner on the following bases: Npower Teach 170,000 Candidates Npower ...
Post a Comment
Read more