A special taskforce compurising military and police has embarked on an intense confidence building patrol in some parts of Imo State. The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, said that the special taskforce was set up to up public trust in security agencies. The police boss said his officers began the patrol in troubled local government areas like Orlu, Orsu and Oru East.
He said the patrol, aside bringing back pubilc trust in security agencies, would foster community participation in the onslaught against crime and criminality in these areas.
“The State’s Special Task Operations Force comprising of the Police and Military, has embarked on an intense confidence building patrol in Orlu, Orsu and Oru East LGAs of Imo State to re-engineer back public trust in security agencies and foster community participation in the onslaught against crime and criminality. Danjuma who was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner, Operations, met some community leaders representing Orsu State Constituency, Francis Uche Agabige and one of the leaders of Orsu LGA, Friday Ibekaeme.
The community leaders promised to join the CP in accessing the security situation of these areas and collaborate to emplace strategies to make the areas safer for economic growth and development.