Boko Haram: Emergency rule ineffective–IG The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has expressed serious concern over the inability of the current emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States in containing the activities of the Boko Haram sect. The IG, who spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a meeting with Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) in charge of zonal commands, said despite the emergency rule, the insurgents were still inflicting pain on the residence of the affected states. Abubakar therefore charged the AIGs to intensify efforts to tackle the rising wave of crime and criminality across the country. He explained that the meeting was aimed at reviewing the security situation in the country over the last three months with view to adopting strategies to tackle it. “I urge you to pay more attention to the incidences of rising crime wave across the country; daily situation reports bear testimony to this phenomenon. In spite of the emergency rule in Adawawa, Borno and Yobe, the insurgents still inflict untold hardship on peace-loving resident of these states. “The explosion in Sabon-Gari area of Kano metropolis on 29/7/13 is another painful reminder that the war against terrorism is not yet over. I hasten to add that you must redouble your efforts and restructure the existing crime-fighting architecture at your disposal to ensure that the zones, commands and formations under your watch are kept secured.’’ The IG also urged the AIGs to work with other security agencies in their jurisdictions in the fight against crime, describing security as a multi-tasking job that could not be handled only one agency. “In the South-East and South-South zones, armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes such as murder, assassination and political upheavals seem to be the order of the day. Hardly does a day pass by without one hearing tales of woes, of residents being robbed or kidnapped or of assassination of a political rival. “I, therefore, charge you to sit up and tackle these menaces and ensure that the ordinary citizens get reprieve from those hell-bent on inflicting anguish and pain on them. The challenges may be daunting but the task of making Nigeria crime-free is a mandate we must pursue with all the resources at our disposal,’’ he said.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:29:28 +0000
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