By Ikechi Enwereji
In a bid to combat insecurity, the Imo State government has donated armored personnel carriers and weapons to the Nigeria Police Force.
The donated items were received by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, said the IGP Baba was at the Imo State Government House in Owerri as a special guest of honour for the commissioning of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), weapons and some vehicles donated to the Imo State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies by the Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma.
“The IGP who was invited by the Imo State Government as the special guest, and was accompanied to the brief event by the AIG in charge of Zone 9, AIG Isaac Akinmoyede, Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Mohammed Barde, the Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and other staff officers, was received by the Governor of Imo State, top government functionaries, service commanders, traditional rulers and other invited guests who equally graced the occasion.
“Governor Hope Uzodinma expressed his belief that supporting the Police and other security agencies in the fight against crimes and criminality is pivotal to achieving developmental strides in the State.
“The Inspector-General of Police appreciated the collaborative efforts of the Governor, government, and good people of Imo State in stamping out the presence of criminal elements bent on breaking down the peace, law and order enjoyed in the State.
“The IGP, therefore, assured that the donated items will be strategically deployed for optimum security within the State, with a view to curbing suppressing the nefarious activities of criminal elements and boosting public safety in the state, and by extension, across the country,” the statement reads.
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