Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on the Inspector-General of Police to oversee adequate police personnel to states in order to effectively check insecurity across the country.
“The police in Delta are doing very well given the shortage of manpower.
“It is my hope that with the recent recruitment into the Police Force, more manpower will be deployed to the state.
“They will cover the various identified black spots and improve on the security situation in the country.
“A nation with a growing population like Nigeria needs to improve on the manpower and equip the police so as to fight crime and maintain peace and order’’, he said.
“There is the need to look at the community policing and neighbourhood watch.
“We are working with the House of Assembly to pass the Neighbourhood Watch and Vigilante Bill so as to give the police more intelligence and information in our communities.
“The neighbourhood watch will help the police to handle various security issues in these communities,” Okowa said.
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