Abia State Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has expressed confidence that the state will experience significant improvement in security going forward, thanks to recent measures implemented by the state government.
He also mentioned ongoing efforts to rescue the kidnapped Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu. CP Onwuemelie made these remarks while briefing journalists on the outcomes of the State Security Council meeting chaired by Governor Dr. Alex Otti. He stated that the meeting conducted a thorough review of the security situation and concluded that the overall situation in the state is stable.
He said: “We had a comprehensive review of the security situation and of course, we observed that the situation is stable. “The situation of security has improved even though recently, we had some pockets of issues around kidnapping. “But then, we sat down, we brainstormed and all I can say with regards to security going forward is that by the time we come up with the measures that we discussed there, we will soon move in leaps and bounds in improvement regarding security in Abia state.”
He stated that the government will leverage technology to checkmate crime and criminality in Abia, adding that already, a lot is being done in that regard.
“You know these days there’s hardly any crime that will be committed without applying some technology. “In the same way, technologies can be applied or leveraged to deter as well as detect crimes and also criminals. So part of the robust measures that we will put in place and that are already being put in place must involve the application of technology. “So going forward, the state is already installing CCTV cameras in certain places and that is going to be done more strategically. Communication is going to be improved, there is so much that will be done with technology.”
Regarding the kidnapped university don, Professor Godwin Emezue, the commissioner of police disclosed that security agencies including the police, DSS and the military are making concerted efforts to ensure he is rescued unhurt.
“There is a concerted effort between and among the security agencies. The police, the DSS, the military, we are all working together to ensure that he is rescued and released unhurt.
The state commissioner of police lauded: “Operation Crush” for doing well, noting that the success recorded in the Umunneochi and Uturu axis is a result of the deployment of Operation Crush.
“Before the establishment or deployment of the forces that we deployed at Umunneochi and Uturu axis which includes the operation crush that place was like a no-go area. “So what we are experiencing now is what we call crime displacement, geographical displacement of crime and we are already on our way to ensuring that we deal with that.”
