Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Wike has launched the new Rivers State security initiative policy, tagged:
‘Operation Sting’.
Speaking at the Sharks Stadium,
Port Harcourt, venue of the launch, Governor Wike said his administration is
ready to protect lives and property.
He said that the initiative is a
signal for criminals to understand that there is no hiding place for them in
the state.
While charging the security
agencies to make good use of the logistic arrangement put in place by the
Rivers state government, Governor Wike said the policy would be extended to
every part of the state including the waterways.
“Operation Sting is our own specialized
security initiative anchored on an integrated and coordinated approach fully
funded by the Rivers state government to effectively tackle both the sources
and drivers of insecurity.
“The operation is also to fight
against every security threat to our state, our persons and our properties in
other to create the right social environment to drive our development.
“Under Operation Sting we have
taken concrete steps to strengthen the logistics and operational capability of
the civil and armed security forces,” he said.
Also speaking, the commissioner
of police in the state, CP Mustapha Dandaura, assured governor Wike of great
change with the use of the operational equipment in the next one month.
In his remarks, Garrison
Commander of 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Adeola
Kalejaiye, speaking on behalf of other security chiefs, said the armed forces
will leave no stone unturned in ensuring the security of lives and property in
Rivers State.
76 patrol operational vehicles
fitted with communication gadgets, 8 armoured fitted gunboats, 2 Armoured
Personnel Carriers for Police swift response actions, and 450 hand-held mobile
radios to enhance communication among the security operatives were handed over
to the security agents.
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