Stakeholders meeting: CP says engagement strengthens community policing, feedback
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mamman Giwa, says stakeholders engagement in area commanders in the state will strengthen community policing and needed feedback of residents on police services.
The Police Command in Enugu State has five Police Area Commands, which are: Agbani, Enugu Metropolis, Oji River, Nsukka and Udenu Area Commands,
Giwa said this to newsmen in Agbani near Enugu during his interactive Town Hall Meetings with residents and leaders of Agbani Police Area Command near Enugu on Monday.
The commissioner said that the engagement provided opportunities to respond to concerns, questions and observations on the command’s operational, investigative and administrative activities.
He said, “The engagements further strengthened community policing, enhanced public trust, and reinforced the partnership between the police and the public.
“I reassure residents of the command’s unwavering commitment to sustaining its crime-fighting strategies and preserving the peace, security and public order currently enjoyed across this Area Command and entire state.”
The participants at the town hall meeting commended the Command’s efforts in maintaining security across Agbani Police Area Command and entire Enugu State.
They also appreciated the Commissioner of Police for creating a platform for direct engagement with citizens and urged him to sustain the initiative.
The meeting was attended by the Executive Chairmen of Aninri, Nkanu East and Nkanu West, who are Chief Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, Chief Sydney Edeh; and Chief John Ogbodo, respectively.
Other participants included: traditional and religious leaders, presidents-general of communities, transport union representatives, hoteliers, traders, women, youth and student leaders, members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC).
The rest are personnel of sister security agencies, the Enugu State Forest Guards and Neighbourhood Watch Group among others.
It will be recalled that the commissioner had earlier held similar Town Hall Meetings with stakeholders in Nsukka, Oji-River, Udenu and Enugu Metropolis Area Commands, bringing the statewide stakeholders engagement meeting to a successful conclusion.