The Oyigbo Security Peace and Advocacy Committee (OSPAC) in Oyigbo has assured residents of the Oyigbo Local Government Area of a peaceful environment this year. The assurance was given by the Oyigbo OSPAC Commander, Isaiah Ometanjo, Rtd DSP.
Speaking with newsmen in his office at Afam, Ometanjo said OSPAC under his leadership had a core mandate to improve on sanity. He said no doubt, Oyigbo OSPAC had done tremendously well. In 2022, we expect more in crime reduction. We are fully out for criminal elements. We can assure them that in Oyigbo there is no hiding place we are out for them.
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Let the public cooperate with us and avail useful information to us. The robust relationship between us and the public cannot be jeopardised, hence their support.
He absolved Oyigbo OSPAC of being involved in bunkering and other crimes. Omeanjo condemned the involvement of some OSPAC heads in crime and brutality, saying it is against the rules of engagement.
He called on the Commissioner of Police, CP Ebuka Friday, to ensure retired officers were assigned to head OSPAC in areas of operation.
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He said it would help to coordinate their behaviour and proper orientation to members as he had been doing in his locality.
Oyigbo OSPAC Commander said it would be unthinkable for anyone to contemplate dissolving OSPAC in Rivers state. He also said regular orientation as he had been doing would go a long way to address the anomaly.
Ometanjo commending Oyigbo Council Chairman, Elder Okechukwu Akara for his tremendous support to the local vigilante. He said Hon Akara deserves commendation for seeing security as a priority.
Meanwhile, Afam Divisional Police Officer, CSP Yahaya Abdulkarim, has been honoured as the 2021 DPO of the year by the weekly watch Newspaper.
Presenting the award recently to the Afam Divisional Police Officer in his office, the management of the newspaper said #End SARS saga in which the DPO displayed high sense of professionalism formed their decision to honour him.
The management commended the CP for granting them the opportunity to honour CSP Yahaya and that by this singular act the DPO had written his name with gold.
Some of the residents, who spoke said the award was well deserved, judging from his performance in office and also the #EndSARS saga in Afam, Oyigbo had proved that Nigerian police had highly committed officers who would go any length to protect lives and property just as CSP Yahaya had done.
In his speech, the recipient thanked the newspaper for finding him worthy for the award and it would spur him to redouble effort in the protection of lives and property which he had signed to do.
He dedicated the award to the commissioner of police for the opportunity given to serve.
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