The inspector General of Police, Usman Baba has emphasized the need for community policing, insisting that better policing must be done by indigenes of a place.
BABA yesterday at the commissioning of an ultra-modern police station at Inyi in Oji River local government area of Enugu state, charged the community to own and safeguard the edifice built to improve the working environment of the police, ensuring that it is not abused or disregarded by members of the public but provide the services it is meant for.
In his welcome address, the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi represented by the Secretary to the state government, Simon Ortuanya, stated that the ultra-modern police station reinforces the determination and collaboration of the federal and state government in stamping out criminal elements from the environment.
On his part, the commissioner of police in Enugu State Ahmed Ammani assured that the station and all the human resources provided are guarded jealously and protected from criminal elements.
Meanwhile, Urban Radio Chairman and the President of Inyi town union, Chike Madueke, who spoke on behalf of the community pledged to cooperate with the police in all aspects of their work and endeavors, while also appealing for the rebuilding of the old Police division damaged and set on fire by unknown gunmen.
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