Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer DPO, attached to Ogwashi-Uku Division in order to sanitize the area of surging crimes.
The CP in a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer PPRO, SP. Bright Edafe, also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, DCP Aina Adesola, to deploy tactical teams to Ogwashi-Uku with the Ogwashi-Uku Area Commander coordinating the operations.
Deployments of combat operatives were drawn from Dragon Patrol, Eagle-Net and Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and posted to various nipping points in Ogwashi-Uku.
In the same vein, the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad (SAKCCS) has been mandated to relocate to Ogwashi-Uku to embark on intelligence-driven policing to ensure that all suspected kidnappers and armed robbers carrying out nefarious activities in the area are arrested and brought to justice.
In addition, Operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) have been directed to also embarked on an undercover policing duties and intelligence gathering in the area.
The statement further noted that the Command is aware of series of complaints emanating from Ogwashi-Uku and circulating on the social media platforms of incessant kidnapping and armed robbery in the area.
CP, Abaniwonda assures residents in the state of the Command’s commitment to providing security for all and to ensure that the state is safe. He urged members of the public to go about their lawful business while monitoring their environment and report any suspicious person or movement to the Police through the below
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