May 4, 2017
By Ijendu Iheaka
The Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr Leye
Oyebade On Thursday said that he has relocated his office to Aba for a week to lead
the fight against heinous crimes in the city.
Oyebade disclosed this on at Abayi Police station while addressing men and officers of the force in Abayi during his tour of Osisioma, Abayi and Ariaria police stations.
Oyebade disclosed this on at Abayi Police station while addressing men and officers of the force in Abayi during his tour of Osisioma, Abayi and Ariaria police stations.
The CP said that recent events had shown that Abia
state government has interest in making Aba a highly functional commercial hub
hence the need to support its effort with adequate security.
He said that curbing heinous crimes was the reason
the command brought in more men to Aba Command and established an operational
Tactical Response Squad to boost the response time to distress calls.
Oyebade also said that the state command had taken delivery
of two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and upgraded its stop and search
points to 25 in Aba to improve security in Aba.
He counseled
the squad to always be alert to the needs for its establishment and to be
available at peak periods to ensure the Aba records a comparatively “crime-free”
status.
He said that the recent re-jigging of the security
arrangement in Aba which created an Operational Tactical Response Squad was in
line with the state government's desire for the city.
Oyebade regretted that some lawyers were kicking the
fight against crime in Abia by ensuring the release of men of questionable
character who police had put behind bars.
He said that he was going to compile the names of
such lawyers and report them to NBA for appropriate actions.
He further said that his command was planning a
two-day seminar to bring security agencies, stakeholders and ministry of
justice staff together to ensure they worked with same purpose of making
society crime-free.
In his response, the Chairman, Aba Police Community
Relations Committee (PCRC), Chief Amanna Nwaogu thanked the CP for paying
attention to the security needs of Aba.
He said that with the posting of more men to Aba and the establishment of 25 stop and search points in the city to check crime, the city is getting calmer.
Nwaogu however called on the CP to give Osisoma police station more men adding that it had much to do being the largest division in Aba and being placed at a strategic point
He said that with the posting of more men to Aba and the establishment of 25 stop and search points in the city to check crime, the city is getting calmer.
Nwaogu however called on the CP to give Osisoma police station more men adding that it had much to do being the largest division in Aba and being placed at a strategic point
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