The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mr. Bitrus Giwa, has continued his confidence-building and crime-prevention patrols across rural areas of the State.
He recently visited Mgbowo and Mmaku communities, as well as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Awgu Local Government Area.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Enugu.
Ndukwe said that the CP during the visit assessed security situation in the area and engaged residents as well as the traders at the Eke Mgbowo and Afor Mmaku markets.
This is aimed at better understanding of local security concerns.
At the NYSC Orientation Camp, the State Coordinator, Mrs. Oluwakemi Awolola, conducted the CP on a brief facility tour, including the historic Ojukwu Bunker.
Addressing corps members during their cultural carnival, CP Giwa assured them of safety anywhere in the state.
Security consciousness
He urged them to remain security-conscious and to promptly report suspicious individuals and activities.
The CP also made a brief stopover at the Awgu Divisional Police Headquarters, where he charged the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Chinedu Anagor, and personnel to be proactive.
He stressed the need for them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and diligence.
CP Giwa reaffirmed his commitment to securing every part of Enugu State emphasizing that proactive policing remained central to his policing strategy.
He also urged citizens to remain law-abiding, vigilant, and supportive of the police and other security agencies.
The Commissioner was accompanied on the patrol by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Gregory Itobore; Agbani Area Commander, ACP Lateef Alabi; Commanding Officers of No. 3 Police Mobile Force Squadron, Enugu, and Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) Base 10, Enugu, ACP Azeez Moroof Idowu and CSP Komo Folmi, respectively. Other senior officers and heads of tactical units in the command also joined the patrol.
