Amid Decline In Allocation, Okowa Presents Refurbished Security Vehicles To Police 

Some broken-down security vehicles of the Delta State Police Command, refurbished by the Delta State Government were on Thursday represented to the police by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to tackle social vices in the state.

Presenting the vehicles to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim who led top echelon of the Police Command to Government House to formally receive the refurbished vans, Governor Okowa charged the police to weed out bad eggs among herdsmen in the state.

He urged the police to use the vehicles, particularly to tackle the menace of Herdsmen, kidnapping, armed robbery and other social vices including ensuring peace in troubled communities.

“We are worried by the menace of herdsmen in our communities and we believe that the Police requires all necessary assistance to enable it succeed in tackling crime in our state; people who are parading to be herdsmen with dangerous weapons should be stopped because, we are aware of genuine herdsmen who have lived with our people over the years without any hiccups”.

“No criminal should hide in the guise of herdsmen to perpetuate evil, the Police should be vigilant and flush out the bad eggs among the herdsmen, issues of kidnapping, armed robber and others should be checked because, we want a peaceful state for speedy development.”, Okowa said.

The Governor who lauded the Commissioner of Police for initiating refurbishment of broken down patrol vehicles of the Police, asserted that there is the need to continually carry out maintenance of existing equipment and plants to ensure their effective utilisation and productivity.

“We provided the resources to refurbish and service these grounded vehicles in the state Police Command to improve mobility and security in the state; I believe that in this era of recession, we need to have maintenance culture where existing vehicles and equipment are maintained for optimal efficiency and productivity; even when the economy improves and new vehicles are provided, we still need to carry out maintenance of existing ones,” the Governor said.

Earlier, Mr. Ibrahim, said the vehicles were refurbished through the financial support of the state government and they would be distributed to various units of the Police across the state for effective patrol of the state.

He called for partnership with government, non-governmental organisations and communities in the provision of security in the state, observing that security should be the duty of everyone as the police was ready to receive necessary information from the public to check criminal activities.