The Police Command in Ekiti State on Thursday set up a special squad to fight banditry, kidnapping and other manifestations of crimes in the border communities of the state and its environs.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Tunde Mobayo who disclosed this while addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, said the spontaneous cases of robbery and kidnapping were being perpetrated across borders.
The CP, who succeeded Mr Asuquo Amba, who had been elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, said:”When I resumed office in Ekiti, I asked about the type of crime that is prevalent here, I inquired from my people. “We also have occasional cases of kidnapping, but not frequent and we are also going to deal with that. Our stretegy has been that we have identified four major areas in our borders to be given security attention.
“I have an issue at Imesi Ekiti in Gbonyin now, we are going there to resolve it with the people there, who understand the terrain better than I do, that is in the spirit of community policing that will further make Ekiti safe for all of us”.Mobayo warned his men and officers not to be uncivil in their conducts, urging them to exhibit professionalism while dealing with the public in order not give the police a bad and dented image.
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