IGP Tasks Police To Wipe Out Criminals In Imo

By Oladosu Oluwagbenga

On Tuesday, Baba Alkali, the state’s inspector general of police, (IGP), gave the go-ahead for security Personnel to annihilate the “enemies” of the state.

The IGP emphasized the state’s strategic importance to the South-East region’s economy as he delivered the address at the state government house and officially unveiled the armored personnel carriers the state government had purchased to aid in the war against banditry.

Alkali claimed that acquiring APCs would help his men battle crime in the state by boosting their morale.

The IGP claimed that his agency was constantly prepared to work with the state government to rid the state of any criminal elements.

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“With utmost professionalism and absolute synergy among security agencies in the fight against criminality, the people believe unwarranted attacks by criminals will soon be brought to the bearest in Imo State,” the IGP said.

Hope Uzodimma, the state’s governor, declared that his administration was devoted to the safety and prosperity of the state.

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“Although the federal government is solely responsible for security, Uzodiinma stated that all levels of government must work together to protect citizens’ property and lives. Since the beginning of my administration, I have continuously collaborated with the federal authorities and the security services to guarantee the safety of Imo State for its citizens, residents, and visitors.

“Therefore, what we are doing today is not a coincidence but a deliberate and sustainable effort aimed at enhancing the capacity of the police to execute their constitutional law enforcement mandate.

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“You will recall that shortly after I assumed office, I procured more than 100 patrol vehicles equipped with modern communication gadgets for the police and other security agencies to help them fight crime and criminality in the state. We followed that up with the donation of the first set of Armoured Personnel Carriers.

“Today, on behalf of the state government, I am presenting for the commissioning and immediate deployment of additional 10 numbers of Armoured Personal Carriers and other vehicles to further strengthen the effectiveness of the police force in the state. This latest donation has been necessitated by the fact that the police have become targets of attacks across the country, including here in Imo State. They are intended to protect the Police from such heartless attacks, to enable them to protect us.

“Conscious of the fact that the price of peace is eternal vigilance, it is only fit and proper that we should provide the police with the necessary equipment to maintain the peace we need.

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“As I have always said, there can be no development without peace. Let me reiterate the fact that the government under my watch will do all we can to protect the lives and property of all citizens and residents of Imo state. I am aware that the sponsors of insecurity in the state are not tired of trying to make the state ungovernable for us.

“They continue to deploy every instrument at their disposal, including sheer blackmail, propaganda which they easily spread via Social Media to misinform and incite the public against my administration. They even went as far as trying to set the state against the federal government and other ethnic groups by engaging in all manner of propaganda. But, they will continue to fail because they do not mean well to the people, and the victory of good over evil is always assured.

“Those who will stop at nothing, including shedding the blood of innocent citizens, to get to power must know that they will be held accountable for their evil deeds either here on earth or hereafter. Let me, therefore, use this auspicious occasion to once again call on such people to always remember that the need to secure the collective peace of Imo people should always come before our personal ambitions. They should give peace a chance it deserves.