Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has declared that from henceforth, no criminal will find the state as a safe haven.
He spoke yesterday at the commissioning of the new Eastern Ngwa Divisional Police Headquarters Building Umuobiakwa, Obingwa local government area, which was built by the state government.
It was commissioned by the inspector-general of police, Usman Alkali Baba.
At the ceremony, the governor stated that his administration places the highest premium on security of lives and property since it is the bedrock of sustainable development. He also stated that criminals will no longer find any hiding place in the State. He appreciated the Service Commanders of the various security services in the state for their cooperation and hard work.
Ikpeazu also commended officers and men of the Nigerian police for their selfless service and charged the Inspector General of Police to continue to encourage them for optimal performance.
The governor, while recalling that his administration completed and handed over the brand new Zone 9 Police Headquarters Umuahia to the Nigerian Police assured that it would continue to provide logistics to security agencies to enable them discharge their duties effectively.
He said the cordial working relationship between government and security agencies has yielded positive results adding that the prevailing peace in the state is attributable to the robust working relationship with all security agencies in the state.
Also, IGP Usman who described the station as being up to international standard, noted that it is furnished with 24 hours power which will aid the job of the police.
Usman said Governor Ikpeazu has through the facility brought motivation and encouragement to the Nigerian police and promised that his men will justify the gesture with improved performance.
He thanked the governor for bequeathing to the Zone 9 Police Headquarters Umuahia, a permanent and modern Office accommodation that is of international standard and for launching an ICT-driven security architecture in line with international best practices.
He said Ikpeazu had through the gesture entered the “Guinness Record Book” as the “police most-friendly governor”, charging his men to protect and defend the facility.
In their goodwill messages, the chairman, Obingwa LGA Mrs Uloma Nwogu, the chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Joseph Nwabeke and Chief Ike Onyenweaku congratulated the governor on his developmental projects across the state including the security of lives and property of the citizenry and expressed optimism that he would do more in the Senate come 2023.
