Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State will on Friday, April 26, 2024, unveil new a set of security vehicles to enhance efficiency of community policing in all local government areas of the state.
Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on media to the governor disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja Thursday evening.
Isah said the new set of security vehicles will be distributed to all the 21 local government areas, saying it is aimed at boosting community policing initiative of the administration of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo through the Kogi state vigilante service.
The statement added that the new set of vehicles are also part of measures to lay the foundation for a new template for community policing as part of the security architecture in Kogi State.
Meanwhile, Governor Ododo has commended the ongoing onslaught against criminals in Kogi East by security agencies.
The governor also praised the efforts of the caretaker chairman of Dekina Local Government, Hon. John Urah Ikani over the arrest of a gang of kidnappers who were allegedly invited to Ochaja from a state in the North West by a kidnap kingpin who now at large.
The suspected kidnappers who have been assisting security agencies with useful information, the statement noted, were arrested by members of the vigilante group around Ochaja area while on routine patrol and they have since confessed to be working for the fleeing notorious kidnap kingpin who is said to have been terrorising residents of communities between Dekina and Ankpa local government areas.
The governor urged all caretaker chairmen of local government areas in the state to prioritize security of lives and property in their respective council areas.
Ododo stressed that it is better to prevent crime than going after criminals when the crime has taken place.
He promised that the state government would continue to provide necessary support to ensure security of lives and property in all parts of the state.(vitalnewsngr.com)
