He said: “I commend the Police for their gallantry in the fight against criminality and banditry, Some of them lost lives, it was a supreme sacrifice they made to make Imo safe”.
He said the state government choose to assist the Imo State Police Command by providing the Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC, as part of it’s unrelenting determination to get rid of crime in the State.
He said: “It is a delibrate effort to enhance the capacity of the Police in Imo State. As Governor of Imo State, I will do my best to secure the State” he said”.
He advised youths of the State to shun violence and resist to be used as a tool for mischief by desperate politicians, noting that such mischievous persons have used the social media to blackmail the government and people of the state.
In his remarks, Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, said the security situation has improved in the State, through robust crime strategies adopted by the State Police Command and other security agencies.
He also commended Governor Uzodimma for donating N5m naira to each of the families of some men and officers of the Nigerian Police Force, Imo State Command, who lost their lives in the fight against criminality and banditry in the State..
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