TUE, 16 AUG, 2022-theGBJournal| The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, was at the Imo State Government House in Owerri today, as a special guest of honour for the commissioning of 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), weapons and other 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 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.
They were received by the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, top government functionaries, service commanders, traditional rulers and other invited guests who equally graced the occasion.
The Governor 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 Governor said ‘’this latest donation has been necessitated by the fact that the Police have become the targets of attacks across the country, including here in Imo State. They are intended to protect the police from such heartless attacks, to enable them protect us.’’
The Inspector-General of Police expressed his appreciation, and praised 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 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 criminals elements and boosting public safety in the state, and by extension, across the country.
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