Ogbonna Casmir, Enugu
Inspector General of Police Solomon E. Arase has dispatched investigative team to Enugu to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the massacre of people in Ukpabi-Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Council area of the state.
The IGP who expressed sadness over the destruction of lives and properties in the incident warned that any person found to have been directly or indirectly involved, will face the full wrath of the law.
Enugu state commissioner of police Emmanuel Ojukwu made the disclosure Monday while addressing Area commanders, Divisional Police officers and other Heads of Department in the command at the state police Headquarters during his his maiden address.
Ojukwu who spoke tough on the need to reduce crime and criminality in the state by ensuring that communities and environment are made safe and secured advised officers to embrace the full tenets of community policing.
The commissioner said “having analysed the security situation in the state, I am warn all of to shape up or ship out” while he also admonished them to live up to their responsibilities of rendering quality service to the people of the state.
He advised the officers to embrace the full tenets of community policing which include partnership, openness, accountability and respect for human rights. While urging them to work assiduously to restore public confidence.
The commissioner of police however warn in strong term that he will not accept excuses for fairlure to deliver while warning criminal elements in the state to change from their evil ways as the command has mapped out robust crime preventive strategies to flush out criminals from the state.