The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Mr Leye Oyebade has maintained that police in the state would not tolerate disruption of peace and order by IPOB and MASSOB, warning that there cannot be a republic in a republic.
The commissioner gave the charge while briefing the press on the preparedness of the police in ensuring peace in the ‘Ember ‘months and to ensure that people coming home for the Christmas and New Year celebrations celebrate in an atmosphere devoid of violence and crime.
He disclosed that police officers in the state have severely undergone training on the way they relate with the public and have been caution on the need to be professional and obey the ethics of the profession.
“What we have been doing is to train and retrain the police, the inspector general of police have been doing his best to see a new invigorated strong police force. We have be training our men to be professional especially the SARS, they have also be involved in capacity building and they have also be upgraded especially in information gathering”.
The commissioner used the occasion to warm MASSOB and IPOB and any other group agitating to do that within the ambit of the law, warning that the police in the state would not tolerate disturbances and disruption of lives and properties, adding that the command is working very hard to ensure a peaceful Christmas and new year celebration.
We are advising every group who felt aggrieved in one way or the other and want to protest to do that within the ambit of the law, there can’t be a republic in a republic, we are ready to confront any group that want to disrupt the peace, every society have it procedures, I won’t allow any unapproved gathering assembly that would disrupt peace and order in the state.
The commissioner of police disclosed the high rate of involvement of heinous crime by students of higher institutions, adding that students are now involved in kidnapping, child trafficking, robbery car theft etc. He used the occasion to call on parents to monitor the activities of their children, pointing that is not a good development for our nation.
The commissioner gave the charge while briefing the press on the preparedness of the police in ensuring peace in the ‘Ember ‘months and to ensure that people coming home for the Christmas and New Year celebrations celebrate in an atmosphere devoid of violence and crime.
He disclosed that police officers in the state have severely undergone training on the way they relate with the public and have been caution on the need to be professional and obey the ethics of the profession.
“What we have been doing is to train and retrain the police, the inspector general of police have been doing his best to see a new invigorated strong police force. We have be training our men to be professional especially the SARS, they have also be involved in capacity building and they have also be upgraded especially in information gathering”.
The commissioner used the occasion to warm MASSOB and IPOB and any other group agitating to do that within the ambit of the law, warning that the police in the state would not tolerate disturbances and disruption of lives and properties, adding that the command is working very hard to ensure a peaceful Christmas and new year celebration.
We are advising every group who felt aggrieved in one way or the other and want to protest to do that within the ambit of the law, there can’t be a republic in a republic, we are ready to confront any group that want to disrupt the peace, every society have it procedures, I won’t allow any unapproved gathering assembly that would disrupt peace and order in the state.
The commissioner of police disclosed the high rate of involvement of heinous crime by students of higher institutions, adding that students are now involved in kidnapping, child trafficking, robbery car theft etc. He used the occasion to call on parents to monitor the activities of their children, pointing that is not a good development for our nation.
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