Yobe police command assures residents of calm, tightens measures against crime

The Police Command successful Yobe says the authorities remains comparatively calm and nether power contempt its unpredictable information situation.

Commissioner of Police, Mr Emmanuel Ado, gave the assurance connected Thursday successful Damaturu portion briefing newsmen connected the result of the 14th Security Council Meeting.

Ado said the assembly reviewed the information concern successful the state, including policies and measures adopted successful caller months, and expressed restitution with the advancement achieved.

“The concern successful Yobe is precise overmuch nether control. The authorities is calm, and we are afloat successful charge. There is nary origin for panic arsenic our men stay connected apical of their game,” helium said.

The commissioner commended Gov. Mai Mala Buni for his accordant enactment of information agencies, peculiarly done the proviso of patrol vehicles and logistics enactment crossed each constabulary divisions successful the state.

He described the vehicles arsenic “force multipliers” with enhanced mobility and effect capacity, adding that the politician had besides directed regular servicing to guarantee sustainability.

Ado said the Security Council deliberated connected caller incidents successful neighbouring states and adopted proactive measures to forestall immoderate spillover of attacks into Yobe.

“We are not taking the prevailing calm for granted. Measures person been taken to forestall and, wherever possible, forestall immoderate signifier of attack,” helium said.

He added that information unit had intensified patrols and nighttime operations to guarantee residents slumber with some eyes closed.

The commissioner disclosed that the assembly noted a flimsy summation successful homicide cases and directed the constabulary to instrumentality caller strategies to curb the trend.

He said peculiar attraction was besides being fixed to addressing recurring farmers-herders conflicts, describing them arsenic 1 of the astir pressing information challenges successful the state.

“Efforts are ongoing to incorporate the situation, and we expect betterment successful the coming weeks,” Ado said.

He further revealed that the authorities was expecting a high-level United Nations delegation soon and assured that capable measures had been enactment successful spot to warrant a seamless and unafraid visit.

“By each transgression statistics, Yobe remains 1 of the safest places to unrecorded and bash concern successful Nigeria,” helium added.

Also speaking, the Special Adviser to Gov. Buni connected Security Matters, retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam said information agencies were alert of quality reports astir suspicious movements successful immoderate communities and were intimately monitoring the situation.

He said immoderate suspects had already been arrested and profiled, portion contingency plans had been activated to respond promptly to immoderate imaginable threats.

“Our agencies are alert and afloat prepared. Some operational issues cannot beryllium discussed openly, but residents should beryllium assured that information operatives are not sleeping,” Abdulsalam said.

He urged the nationalist to proceed providing credible accusation to assistance information agencies successful sustaining bid and stableness crossed the state.

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