The newly deployed Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu, has visited the troubled Ahoada East Local Government Area with a charge to officers of the command to arrest David Gift( aka 2Baba), and other criminals terrorizing the area.
Disu, who was accompanied by senior Police officers of the command, while addressing officers of Ahoada Area Command and Division, said: “I know how difficult it is for you people to enter those difficult areas. I want you to know that we are going to support you with all required logistics.I want you to know how important we take your job. My first assignment is to come and see you, to tell you how important you are.”
He further charged the officers to give him success by arresting the culprits , adding that nobody would kill a Police officer and go scot free.
Disu further advised the officers to keep safe to avoid injuries and fatality.
Disu and his men also visited Odieremenyi community, where five natives were killed on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Meanwhile, in an interaction with Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Ben Eke,Disu said the command under his watch would do everything possible to bring lasting peace to the LGA.
The CP stated that the command would put in efforts to ensure sustainable peace.
Disu while commending the council chairman for supporting the Police in the area, said his visit to the area was his first assignment as Commissioner of Police.
Responding, the council chairman, Eke, told Disu that his visit to Ahoada East LGA upon resumption of duty showed that he has Rivers State at heart.
Eke said: “I must tell you the truth, the Police is trying. Several arrests have been made.What happened days ago is just a display of frustration and they want to blackmail the government.
“I must commend the Police and the Police too should not be deterred at all. As a government, we are ready to provide the necessary support to ensure that those hoodlums are arrested and that the proper thing is done.
“We will give you every support to ensure you succeed as Commissioner of Police in Rivers State. For the Area Command, Division and other security agencies in the area, we will give them the necessary support so that at the end of the day, we will get the culprits.
“Knowing again that the Yultide is just around the corner, if the culprits are not arrested and brought to book, our people will not come home. People are leaving the area.”
