Insecurity: Delta CP Orders Redeployment Of DPO, Deployment Of Tactical Teams To Ogwashi-Uku

By Daniel Dafe

The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, DCP Aina Adesola to deploy tactical teams to Ogwashi-Uku and the Area Commander, Ogwashi-Uku to coordinate the operation.

Edafe Bright, Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Asaba, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said that the Command is aware of a series of complaints emanating from Ogwashi-Uku circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms of incessant kidnapping and armed robbery in the area.

According to the statement, “in compliance with this directive, deployments of combat operatives were drawn from Dragon Patrol, Eagle-Net, and Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and posted to various nipping points in Ogwshi-Uku.”

“In the same vein, the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Squad (SAKCCS) have been mandated to relocate to Ogwashi-Uku and to embark on intelligence-driven policing to ensure that all suspected kidnappers and armed robbers carrying out these nefarious activities are arrested and brought to justice,” the police spokesman said.

Continuing, he disclosed that in addition to these deployments, operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) have been directed to embark on undercover policing duties and intelligence gathering in the area.

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Furthermore, the CP reaffirmed and assured residents in the state of the Command’s commitment to providing security for all and ensuring that the entire state is safe.

Edafe urged members of the public to go about their lawful business while monitoring their environment and report any suspicious person or movement to the Police.

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