Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Dikko Abubakar, said in Enugu yesterday that suspects believed to be involved in the killing of former Kwara State Commissioner of Police (CP) Chinwike Asadu, who was shot dead in Enugu on March 2, this year, have been arrested. The IGP who was on a working visit to the state, also commissioned the police clinic at the command’s headquarters which he said is part of efforts to have healthy looking policemen who will be in a better position to discharge their duties.
He said Enugu has the lowest crime rate in the country. Speaking after the commissioning, Abubakar who described the murder of the CP as a very sad incident, recalled that when he paid a condolence visit on the family, he promised that everything humanly possible would be done to get those who killed CP Asadu; “and I am glad to tell Nigerians that seven of those who took part in the killing have been arrested and arraigned. “There are still others we are looking for, but I will not give you their names; I can give you names of those we have arrested with arms and ammunition that they used in committing that illegal act.
They are Ogechukwu, Ogechukwu, Ugwoke, Okwosa, Chikobi, David and Amobi (surnames withheld by us).” He noted that the suspects had confessed to the murder of Asadu as well as the killing of other innocent souls and other forms of criminality, stressing that the police cannot fold their arms to allow lawless elements of the society to kill people freely and go unarrested. Meanwhile, the IGP yesterday declared that Enugu State has the lowest crime rate in the country, saying that this fact was buttressed by statistics and empirical evidence.
Abubakar, said while taking delivery of 100 new vehicles donated to the police by the government that this was largely due to the tremendous support that the administration of Governor Sullivan Chime had been giving to the police and other security agencies. He said: “Today, I can confirm, as the Inspector-General of Police, that Enugu State has the lowest crime rate in Nigeria. I also confirm that Enugu is one the safest places in Nigeria. This is the result of the wonderful partnership among the Enugu State Government, the Police and other security agencies.” He commended Governor Chime for the gesture, saying it was an example that his colleagues should emulate. “I commend you (Chime) for this gesture.
This is a shining example for your colleagues to emulate. This a practical demonstration that you love and care for your people and that you understand what it takes to provide security of lives and property”. The IGP said the latest donation of vehicles by the government was unprecedented in the sense that it included both patrol vans and sedans (saloon cars), adding that it fell in line with the new policy objective of his administration to move away from vans as is the practice in advanced countries. He also praised Governor Chime for the massive road development programme, noting that the provision of streetlights on major roads of Enugu metropolis was of great assistance to the police in their war against crimes.
Abubakar promised that with the vehicles, “a new brand of policing would commence in Enugu State because police officers would be adequately trained in the use of the vehicles.” Stressing that the gesture was a challenge to the police, he charged officers and men of the police command to use the vehicles only for their stated purposes to rid the state of criminals and warned that any abuse or misuse of the vehicles by the officers will be sanctioned. Earlier while presenting the vehicles consisting of 50 patrol vans and 50 cars, Governor Chime remarked that it had been the policy of his administration since inception to partner the police to maintain security. He disclosed that the vehicles were provided in partnership with local government councils and were fully equipped with modern communication gadgets.
The governor said that the cars would be used for patrols within the metropolis while the vans were to cover inter-government routes and the boundaries. The governor said that his government will ensure that the people feel the presence of the police wherever they are and in the event of any incidence of crime, the police will appear within five minutes of receiving any alarm or emergency notice. Recall that Chime administration had over the past six years donated over 100 patrol vans to the police and other security agencies in the state.
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