Security: IGP backs Dickson’s task force

Posted by admin Nigerian Police Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has thrown his full weight behind the special task force on security being proposed by Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson.
Abubakar gave his support to the task force yesterday when Dickson paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the force headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja.

The inspector general of police said any effort to complement what the police were doing would be a welcome development. He said security agents could not handle the job of securing lives and property alone.
“I wish to assure you of the full support of the Nigeria Police in this regard. Any effort to complement the work of the police is a welcome development,” Abubakar said.

The inspector general of police thanked the governor for the visit and wished him well in his quest to develop Bayelsa State.
Dickson had told the police boss of his intention to set up a special task force to address security issues in the state such as cultism, bunkering and sea piracy.

The governor said the issue of cultism was a new development and very worrisome, granted that Bayelsa had been known to be a very peaceful state.
Dickson, who noted that a Bill on the prohibition of cultism had already been sent to the state House of Assembly, said the setting up of the special task force on security had become imperative because the new wave of cultism and other related crimes was totally unacceptable.

The governor used the opportunity of the visit to condole with the inspector general of police over the death of a Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. John Haruna and three other officers who died on March 14.
Describing the late Haruna as a courageous officer, Dickson said he would be most remembered for his kind-heartedness and exemplary leadership qualities.

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