Enugu CP reads riot acts to officers, warns against unprofessionalism, rights abuses

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By Iheanyi Chukwudi

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has warned police personnel in the state against unprofessionalism, urging them to be proactive in their duties.

Giwa, who was on a tour of the Command’s five Area Commands—Agbani, Enugu, Nsukka, Oji-River, and Udenu, stated that he has zero tolerance for rights abuses, extortion, and all forms of corruption.

In furtherance of his commitment to entrench an effective community policing approach the CP called for sustained stakeholder support.

The CP who respectively addressed officers at the five Area Commands reaffirmed his resolve to ensure that policing in Enugu State remains proactive, professional, and devoid of rights abuses, extortion, and all forms of corruption.

According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe (SP), the CP charged police personnel to embrace emotional intelligence in the discharge of their duties and align with the Command’s vision, warning that deviations would attract strict disciplinary measures.

The CP he said, stressed that community support was critical to crime prevention and appealed to stakeholders to sustain their cooperation through the community policing strategy.

The tour he further said, provided an opportunity for the CP to formally familiarise and interact with police personnel, other security agencies, local government chairmen, traditional rulers, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) members, religious leaders, market and transport union heads, town union presidents-general, youth leaders, hoteliers, and other stakeholders.

"As part of the tour, CP Giwa paid courtesy visits to several traditional rulers across the senatorial zones and local governments, where he received royal blessings.

Notably, he visited the Palace of His Royal Majesty, Igwe Barr. Julius Nnaji of Nike Kingdom, Chairman of the Enugu East Senatorial District Traditional Rulers Council; His Royal Majesty, Igwe Chima Achiekwelu of Achi, Oji-River LGA; and His Royal Majesty, Igwe Greg Ugwu, Grand Patron of the Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council and Igwe of Ataku Akegbe-Ugwu Kingdom, Nkanu West LGA.

The CP also visited the Chairman and CEO of Wilson Group, Chief Williams Agbo, at the company’s industrial office in Nsukka, where discussions centred on strengthening public-private collaboration in security.

Stakeholders across the board commended his proactive crime-fighting strategies and commitment to professionalism, pledging continued partnership with the police in achieving lasting peace and security in Enugu State," Ndukwe said.

He also disclosed that Executive chairmen of Awgu, Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu South, Igbo-Eze South, Nkanu East, Nkanu West, Oji-River, Udenu, and Uzo-Uwani Local Government Areas were in attendance, alongside Councillors from some Council areas.