By Eseoghene Emuke
The Delta State Police Commissioner, Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ogwashi-Uku Division over the spate of kidnapping in the area.
Abaniwonda also deployed a tactical team of police operatives headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, to flush out criminal elements, especially kidnappers, operating in Ogwashi-Uku and its environs.
Delta police chief gave the orders while expressing concerns about the security situation in the polytechnic community of Ogwashi-Uku, noting that he would make the state inhabitable for criminals.
According to a statement issued by the State Police Public Officer, SP Bright Edafe, CP Abaniwonda assured residents that the command was ever-ready to providing security in the state.
The statement noted that the CP’s directives stem from the growing concerns about the spate of armed robberies, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the polytechnic community.
“The Command is aware of a series of complaints emanating from Ogwashi-uku circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms of incessant kidnapping and armed robbery in the area.
“The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of police operations DCP Aina Adesola to deploy tactical teams to Ogwashi-Uku and the area Commander Ogwashi-Uku to coordinate the operation.
“In compliance with this directive, deployments of combat operatives were drawn from Dragon Patrol, Eagle-Net, and Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and posted to various nipping points in Ogwshi-Uku. In the same vein, the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad (SAKCCS) has been mandated to relocate to Ogwashi-Uku and to embark on intelligence-driven policing to ensure that all suspected kidnappers and armed robbers carrying out these nefarious activities are arrested and brought to justice.
“In addition to these deployments, operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) have been directed to embark on undercover policing duties and intelligence gathering in the area.
“The CP reaffirms and assures residents in the state of the Command’s commitment to providing security for all and ensuring that the entire state is safe. Members of the public are urged to go about their lawful business while monitoring their environment and report any suspicious person or movement to the Police”, the statement added.
CP Abaniwonda also released dedicated lines to residents of the state to report suspicious criminal activities. The numbers are; – 08036684974, 08114895600, and 08025666914.
