Security
THE Enugu State Governor, Mr Peter Mbah says his administration would do everything possible to rid the state of criminality warning criminal elements to repent or meet their waterloo.
Mbah made the vow at the unveiling of the Distress Response Squad (DRS) by the new Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, at the Government House, Enugu, on Tuesday.
The governor also said the state had kicked out of the state those behind illegal sit-at-home orders, assuring that the state’s security initiative, the DRS and its complementary Command and Control Centre would further secure the state.
He said: “The Distress Response Squad (DRS), which pilot scheme will be inaugurated is going to house over a hundred very highly sophisticated and technologically equipped vehicles when fully launched.
“We are going to have security surveillance cameras installed in all the vehicles of the DRS. Those security surveillance cameras will have the capability of facial recognition and number plate recognition.
“We are already constructing the Command and Control Centre, which will be ready for inauguration in a few weeks.
”The idea is that we are able to monitor from that location what is going on across our cities and across all the communities in the state.
“We are doing this in partnership with the police and this is a demonstration of the state’s commitment to supporting the police in fighting crime and I want to assure you that we are going to continue in that trend to ensure that together we rid criminality out of our state”.
Mbah expressed satisfaction with the successes recorded so far in the fight against insecurity in the state, promising that it was open and safe for business.
While also aligning with the new CP’s resolve to rid the state of every criminal element, the governor said the state was investing heavily in technology to prevent and solve crimes.
He urged those still inclined to crimes to embrace the new order or be prepared to meet the penalty.
“I align with you completely in informing the criminals that there is no room for them, there is no bush for them, and there is no forest for them to hide in Enugu State.
“We must continue to make our state secure to attract investors. We are calling on our young people to understand that a venture in criminality is merchandise in doom,” Mbah said.
The governor further assured the CP of government’s total support, saying his administration would “provide all the required resources necessary for us to attain a peaceful and fully secure Enugu State”.
Speaking earlier, Uzuegbu said he had already noted the various axis and roads in the state challenged by insecurity, and assured the people of their security as he had since gone to work to consolidate on what had been achieved.
“My vision and mission here is to ensure that people in this state will sleep with their two eyes closed. I know that this is a home of tourism and I want to assure you that visitors who are here for tourism will be safe.
“I want a state where the people will come here and do their businesses every day of the week, invest and create job opportunities for our teeming population. I want to have a state where there is a sense of belonging and unity in diversity,” Uzuegbu said
According to him, I am a man of war. All perpetrators of all kinds of criminalities should repent of their sin or be ready to meet their waterloo.
“I want them to rethink and repent because under my watch, Enugu State will be very hot for them. I will deal ruthlessly with those who are ruthless to the state. This I can assure you,” he added. (NAN)
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-Aug. 23 2023 @ 17:46 GMT |
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