LAGOS, Nigeria(VOICE OF NAIJA)-Anambra Police Command has extended a hand of partnership to communities in the state in an effort to end the Monday sit-at-home initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB
The state’s Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Nnaghe Itan, made the clarion call at Njikoka LGA on Friday.
The CP visited the are as part of measures to sustain the advocacy and security assessment in the 21 LGAs of the state.
He urged the people to collaborate with the police and other security agencies to take back their land and deny criminal elements the space to cause tension.
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During the interaction with stakeholders, he also stressed the importance of community policing and called for patriotic involvement in identifying and tackling security challenges.
The LG Chairman, Mr Chinese Ononibu, promised to sustain the security advocacy for the indigenes and residents of the area.
In a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), it is mentioned that the CP also visited the traditional ruler of Abagana, Obi Patrick Okeke to seek his cooperation and use his position to open a channel of communication to sustain the security advocacy.
NAN also reports that the Deputy Chairman of the LG, Iyom Fidelia, traditional rulers, executive council members, Police Community Relations Community (PCRC) members and members of the vigilante group all attended the event.
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