The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi has reassured his command commitment to collaborate with other security agencies and stakeholders to put in place adequate crime prevention measures before, during and after Christmas and New year festive season.
He also reaffirmed that the ban on sale, purchase and use of fireworks knockouts or bangers and other explosive is still in force in the state.
The Commissioner of Police passed the message across to the public in a statement by the spokesman of the command, Ranham Nansel.
In view of the foregoing, the Commissioner of Police ordered all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Tactical and Operational Units of the Command to deploy all the intelligence and operational assets at their disposal to ensure that all criminal black spots within their areas of responsibilities are dominated by the Police in order to overwhelm the criminals and send them packing from the State.
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Similarly, the Commissioner of Police ordered strict enforcement of the ban on the sale and use of fireworks and other explosives, to prevent hoodlums from using it as a cover to perpetrate their nefarious activity.
He further directed that, all Police personnel must be professional and civil to members of the public while discharging their duties and shun acts of corruption and extortion as anyone found wanting will be decisively dealt with.
To this end, the Commissioner of Police hereby urges community leaders, parents and guardians to ensure that their children and wards do not indulge in buying/igniting of fireworks knockouts and Bangars and warned dealers of the commodity to stop forthwith, as anyone caught would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
Editor: Omor Bazuaye
