Anambra, Enugu Police commands launch joint border patrol

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By Madu Obi

The Anambra and Enugu states Police commands have launched joint interstate border patrol as part of measures to reduce criminal activities in the two states.

It was gathered that the collaborative efforts became necessary following increasing cases involving kidnappers and gunmen engaged in interstate and transborder criminal activities.

The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the two Police Commissioners met at the Anambra Police command in Awka, along with Deputy and Assistant Police Commissioners from both states.

According to the PPRO, the gathering resulted in far-reaching plans to strengthen security operations at major flashpoints in the two states, adding that the meeting was in line with the enhanced policing guidelines of the Inspector-General of Police.

Ikenga said: "The Commissioners of Police from both states, CP Ikioye Orutugu of Anambra and CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa of Enugu, met to devise operational strategies aimed at proactively addressing security challenges in the two neighboring states.

The Commissioners identified the infiltration of criminals between the states as a major security issue that requires immediate attention to combat violent crimes and the activities of subversive criminal elements.

As a result, they pledged to collaborate by sharing intelligence and pooling operational resources to address violent crime at the borders and within their respective states.

The Commissioners reiterated their commitment to decisively combat all forms of crime and criminality in both states, aiming to ensure maximum public security and safety."

He added that the Commissioners warned criminals operating in the two states to either repent, or face the full force of the law.