Insecurity: Find your ways out of Nasarawa state ,CP Nadada tells criminals

By David Odama

The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu Nadada has asked criminals troubling the state to find their way out or be prepared for the war ahead of them.
The Commissioner also vowed to make Nasarawa State safe and secured adding that the wave of crimes in the state would soon be a thing of the past.

Umar Nadada’s warning is coming just as the state governor, Abdullahi Sule yesterday begged the security Chiefs to secure Nasarawa state from the hands of the criminals.

Speaking when he received a delegation of Dedere youth Organization from Obi local government area of the state, CP Nadada kidnappers, bandits and other criminals in the Deere community area of Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state would henceforth face the weight of the activities.

“Nasarawa will be too hot for you Kidnappers, bandits and other criminals perpetrating crimes in Nasarawa. operatives will fight and flush you out of the state”, CP Nadada declared.

While reiterating the commitment of the command, Umar Shehu-Nadada, the commissioner of police assured that the police and other security operatives were devising o there serious mechanism and working toward tackling the security challenges in the state.

According to the CP, the state government had pledged to further assist security agencies with more logistics to enable them tackle the menace across the 13 local government areas of the state.

The CP who noted that security is not the responsibility of the government and security agencies alone, called for collective collaboration from the public to enable security agencies serve them better.

“Members of the public must support us and assist us with useful information about criminals and thier hideouts to enable us tackle them and ensure that all communities are safe.

“We are ready and prepared at all times to respond to calls, response whenever the public gives us information about criminals, because that is our mandate. When you see something, say something, to enable us do something in order to secure the state.”, CP Nadada stated.

Responding further to issues raised by the organisation, the CP promised that immediate actions would be deployed to increase the presence of police personnel in the area.

Speaking earlier, Sani Yakubu, Chairman, Dedere Youth Organisation expressed deep concern over the incessant kidnapping and armed banditry in the area, explaining that so many people from the area have started relocating to Lafia and other safer locations for fear of being kidnapped and attacked.

“Four suspects that were arrested by the vigilante were released few days later and this is not the first time the same suspects were being arrested in the area,” he said.

Yakubu, who appealed for more police posts also requested for upgrading of divisional headquarters in the area.