- Reiterates ban on the use of knockout, other fireworks.
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Bethrand Onuoha, has ordered for a water-tight security across the state to ensure a crime-free Christmas and New Year celebrations.
He made this known while briefing senior officers of the Command in Lokoja on Wednesday.
The CP charged all the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers as well as Operational and Tactical Commanders to beef up security ahead of the yuletide celebrations to prevent any untoward situation in their areas of responsibility throughout the period.
He further tasked then to implement the Comprehensive Crime Prevention and Control Strategies adopted by the Command to improve visibility policing and deploy human and other operational assets to carry out confidence-building and crime prevention patrols along the major highways, residential areas and other critical assets as well as undercover operations to black spots, criminal hideouts and flash-points to curtail all forms of crimes and ensure peaceful yuletide in the state.
Also, the Commissioner reiterated the ban on the use of fireworks during the festive period.
He further advised parents and guardians to warn their children and wards to desist from such acts as officers were directed to arrest anyone who violates the order.
The CP further assured the people of the state that the Police, in synergy with other security agencies, are putting more efforts to ensure a peaceful festive period.
He called on all law-abiding citizens for their cooperation by reporting suspicious movements or any act of criminality within their neighborhood to the security forces nearest to them.
