AIG TASKS ENUGU & ANAMBRA CPs ON YULETIDE SECURITY

REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Charge of Zone 13, Ukpo, Mr. Abutu Yaro, has assured residents of Anambra and Enugu States, particularly those who will be travelling for Christmas and New year celebrations of their safety during and after the yuletide.

He gave the assurance in a statement by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 13, Mrs. Nkiruka Nwode.

Similarly, the AIG has reassured those who will be plying the roads and using airports that proactive measures have been put in place to ensure that they arrive at their destination devoid of the activities of bad individuals and criminal elements.

According to the statement, the AIG has ordered the Commissioners of Police in-charge of states within the Zone (Anambra and Enugu) as well as heads of Tactical, Intelligence and Operational units to ensure adequate deployment of undercover/Officers in uniform on highways, motor parks, worship centres as well as recreational and event centres within their jurisdictions.

The statement says the AIG also tasked them to deploy officers on motorbikes to monitor traffic and prevent traffic robberies.

It further directs that officers should embark on visibility policing by ensuring that those on routine duties are in uniform and their vehicles marked with names of their Command, Division, Area Commands or their tactical section for easy identification by members of the public.

The statement urges the officers deployed for such duties to always respect fundamental human rights whilst discharging their duties as the IGP monitoring unit section has been deployed to checkmate their activities and whoever disobeys the authorities directive will be dealt with decisively.

The AIG therefore felicitates people of Anambra and Enugu States in particular, the Christian community as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and wishes them a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year on behalf of the officers and men of the Zone.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU