As part of its crime prevention strategies in Zamfara State, the police command, led by the Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Rabiu, has embarked on indefinite show of force and confidence building patrol to all the strategic areas of the state.
The show of force which involves operatives from all the police tactical units of the command, is being commanded by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Elkana N. Ayuba and assisted by two commanding officers of 42/78 PMF Squadrons and Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) Base 18, Gusau.
Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, May 28, 2021, the command’s spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu said that the show of force was designed to complement and strengthen the operational capacity of police operatives, currently operating in different strategic locations prone to activities of recalcitrant armed bandits.
The PPRO also said that the Commissioner of Police further deployed additional manpower to Zurmi, to support the police and other security operatives in tackling the increasing security challenges in the area.
“The operatives have since left Gusau to Zurmi, and they were directed to remain there until normalcy is restored. They were also directed to arrest all criminal elements that have been making lives of the innocent people unbearable,” Shehu stated.
Briefing the operatives at police command headquarters, Gusau, the Commissioner of Police charged them to be security conscious of themselves, and also operate in consonance with the constitutional provision and other extant laws.
This, he said, was to give them the encouragement to protect the civil populace and their property.
Rabiu assured the general public on the command’s unalloyed commitment and determination to protect lives and property in the state, appealing for continued support to the police and other security agencies, to effectively discharge their mandate.
