Anambra state government has reiterated its resolve to fight
crime to the barest minimum and make the state safe for investment to thrive
in.
Speaking while handling
over the three refurbished Armoured
Personnel Carries to the member of the Nigerian Police force, the executive
governor of the state, Chief Willie Obiano promised to do all within its power
to fight insecurity in the state.
He said his resolve to get the state mob-up from criminal
activities is second to none and would make sure he makes Anambra state the
safest place for investemtn to thrive.
The Governor also discloded that about twenty armoured
personnel carries will be distributed to all the notable areas in the state.
His word, “” We are making sure our police here have the
best equipmet to be able to effectively continue doing the mavelous work they are
already doing here in the state “”.
“” I am happy to
present this first set of presentation
with three refurbished armoured personnel carriers , the second batch
will come, and at the end of the day, they will be twenty pieces that will be
deployed all over the state“”.
Responding, the outgoing commissioner of police and newly
promoted Assitant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 9, Umuahia, Mr.
Usman Gwary, extolled the governor on his sincere effort to rib the state of
all criminal activities, assured him that his men would be able to fully
utilize the equipment to the realization of the governor’s desire.
He promised to support the governor and passed on the
collective working relationship they have been enjoying with the governor to
his successor, in the bid to collectively tackle insecutiry in the state and by
extention in the zone where he has now been appointed as the zonal commader.
""I want to state here that, some of the equipment have been dilapidated, rusting away, but with the coming
of his excellency, he graciously agrred to fix them, and they have been fixed
as if they are just newly bourght””.
‘’This will in no doubt assist us tremendiuosly, by the time we
will deploy them, we will obviously deploy them to area we will consider to be
most suitable” AIG said.
He further stressed that”” For now, we will utmostly utilize
effectivley the three armoured vehicles till
His Excellency would be able to provide the aditional seventeen more
armured carriers he earlier promised to make it up to twenty””.
On his part, the chairman, Anambra state house of assembly
committee on security, Honourable Victor Okoye lauded the state government
effort to make Anambra state safe for every one to leave and assured the state
house of assembly resolve to always support him, bacuase a safe and crime free
environment is the envy of all.
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