The Inspector-General of Police, , has urged communities in not to surrender to bandits and criminal elements terrorising parts of the state, assuring residents that security agencies remain committed to restoring peace and safety.
Speaking during a security engagement with stakeholders in the state, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 8, , who represented the IGP, said communities must remain vigilant and continue to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in the fight against banditry and kidnapping.
Disu emphasised that the Nigeria Police Force is strengthening intelligence gathering, surveillance operations and joint security patrols to tackle the growing threats posed by bandits and other criminal groups in parts of the state. He assured residents that the police, in collaboration with other security agencies, would not allow criminals to overrun communities.
He also called on traditional rulers, community leaders and youth groups to support security efforts by providing timely and credible information that could help security operatives track down criminal elements hiding within or around their communities.
The police chief reiterated that the fight against banditry requires collective responsibility, urging residents not to lose hope or abandon their communities out of fear. He added that the police leadership under remains determined to deploy all necessary resources to ensure that citizens across can live without fear.
Residents at the meeting welcomed the assurance and called for sustained security operations, noting that improved collaboration between communities and security agencies would be key to defeating bandits and other criminal elements threatening lives and livelihoods in the region.