Killings: Police boss tasks operatives on Vigilance
The Katsina State Commissioner for Police, Muhammad Wakil, on Thursday charged over 1oo newly promoted Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, to be more vigilant and remain pro-active especially in the wake of rising security challenges facing the country
Apparently referring to the killings in Plateau state, the CP further warned against complacency on the part of the operatives adding that the wanting killings in the country can be addressed with a proactive security arrangement that is ready to counter miscreants
He said ’’at a time the security challenges in the country are mounting, you are being called to contribute your quota in ensuring the protection of lives and property; you must justify this promotion by ensuring that the crime rate goes down’’
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Wakili also warned against trampling on the people’s right or acting outside the provisions of the law, saying doing so will leave the officer defenseless and unjustified
He said’ if you are guided by the law in your actions you are not liable, because the state will protect you, but if you acted outside the law, you are on your own, don’t trample over your subordinate’s right, be guarded by the laws of the land’’
The CP announced that the performance of the officers and men of his command will henceforth be assessed based on the statistics on crime rate, adding that if the rate report is high ,it means such an officer is not performing while the reverse is the case if the rate is low
He said ’’give people their rights, crimes are captured by law, I cannot wake up and say this action is a crime, crime has to be captured bylaw’’
In a related development, security agencies in the state are stepping up arrangements to ensure a safe trip for President Buhari, during his visit to the state today, as heavy military presence has be mounted in several strategic points in the city
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