Mr. Zaki Ahmed, Assistant Inspector
General of Police (AIG) Zone 6, has ordered zone officers and men, especially
those in Cross River State, to work hard to defeat kidnappers and other State
criminals.
General of Police (AIG) Zone 6, has ordered zone officers and men, especially
those in Cross River State, to work hard to defeat kidnappers and other State
criminals.
Ahmed, who gave the order on Thursday
while decorating thirty-three zone officers at Zone 6 headquarters in Calabar,
urged them to develop strategies that would ensure taming of crime and criminal
activities in the area.
while decorating thirty-three zone officers at Zone 6 headquarters in Calabar,
urged them to develop strategies that would ensure taming of crime and criminal
activities in the area.
While explaining that community
policing policy has come to stay in force, the AIG has revealed that Mohammed
Adamu’s vision of making the force proactive as the country’s foremost security
outfit, the Inspector General of Police.
policing policy has come to stay in force, the AIG has revealed that Mohammed
Adamu’s vision of making the force proactive as the country’s foremost security
outfit, the Inspector General of Police.
“We are the country’s primary
security outfit and we need to develop strategies to stem all forms of crime in
the area, whether it’s kidnapping, cultism, or any other type of crime. We have
to work with the public to ensure that we reduce crime in the society and allow
them to sleep.
security outfit and we need to develop strategies to stem all forms of crime in
the area, whether it’s kidnapping, cultism, or any other type of crime. We have
to work with the public to ensure that we reduce crime in the society and allow
them to sleep.
“You know that community policing
has been brought into force, so we need to partner with the public in order to
achieve our goal of effective policing,” said Ahmed.
has been brought into force, so we need to partner with the public in order to
achieve our goal of effective policing,” said Ahmed.
Ahmed congratulated the thirty-three
officers promoted and reminded them that much is expected of those to whom much
is given.
officers promoted and reminded them that much is expected of those to whom much
is given.
Thirty one inspectors were promoted to
the rank of assistant police superintendent, while the Inspector General of
Police promoted two assistant police superintendents to police superintendents.
the rank of assistant police superintendent, while the Inspector General of
Police promoted two assistant police superintendents to police superintendents.
However, the AIG had promised that the
zone under his watch would not tolerate indolence, saying that all the officers
promoted would have to prove their mettle.
zone under his watch would not tolerate indolence, saying that all the officers
promoted would have to prove their mettle.
Speaking on behalf of the promoted
officers, ASP Nwaguru Simeon promised to redouble efforts to appreciate the
IG’s gesture, noting that the area will henceforth experience vibrant policing.
officers, ASP Nwaguru Simeon promised to redouble efforts to appreciate the
IG’s gesture, noting that the area will henceforth experience vibrant policing.
