Insecurity: Zone 13 AIG orders patrol around markets, churches, mosques, schools

Tony Okafor,Awka

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone 13 headquarters, Ukpo, AIG Abutu Yaro, has ordered visibility patrol in markets, worship centres, schools, boundaries and event centres in Anambra and Enugu States.

As a result, he has asked the command Commissioners of Police within the Zone, comprising Anambra and Enugu States to enhance visibility patrol within their area of responsibilities.

The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, , Zone 13 Headquarters, Nkeiruka Nwode, disclosed this in a statement circulated to journalists on Tuesday in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

Nwode said, “Sequel to the security threats at the disposal of the Zonal Command, he directs all the operational and tactical officers within the zone to increase visibility patrol within vulnerable points, such as market, worship centres, schools, recreational and event centres as well as entry and exit points of the two states and the entire public space.

“The AIG also directs highway patrol to ensure synergy of patrol into the two adjourned states without recourse to state boundaries and urged commuters to come out and undertake their legitimate activities with a call on community leaders, vigilantees, hunters, and other local security outfits to deepen their synergy of action with the Police in the two states to root out the criminal elements terrorising the states.

” AIG Abutu Yaro, thereby enjoined the good people of Anambra and Enugu State’s to ignore illegitimate restraining orders as it is to instill fear on the masses who go about their daily activities and urged them to rise up in unity against forces who are taking arms illegally on innocent citizens.

Nwode added that the AIG had also ordered the Zonal Intelligence Bureau to intensify intelligence gathering and galvanise communities against criminalities.