ENUGU IS THE SAFEST STATE IN NIGERIA; I WANT TO LIVE THERE.

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar has declared Enugu State as having the lowest crime rate in the country.

Abubakar, who was speaking on Wednesday while taking delivery of one hundred brand new vehicles donated to the police by the Enugu State Government, stated that the fact was buttressed by statistics and empirical evidence.

He noted that this was largely as a result of the tremendous support that the administration of Governor Sullivan Chime had been giving to the police and other security agencies.

He said: “Today, I can confirm, as the Inspector-General of Police, that Enugu State has the lowest crime rate in Nigeria. I also confirm that Enugu is one the safest places in Nigeria.

“This is the result of the wonderful partnership between the Enugu State Government, the Police and other security agencies”.

He commended Governor Sullivan Chime for the gesture, saying it was an example that his colleagues should emulate.

“I commend you (Chime) for this gesture. This is a shining example for your colleagues to emulate. This a practical demonstration that you love and care for your people and that you understand what it takes to provide security of lives and property”, he added.

The Inspector General said the latest donation of vehicles by the government was unprecedented in the sense that it included both patrol vans and sedans (saloon cars) adding that it fell in line with the new policy objective of his administration to move away from vans as is the practice in advanced countries.

He also praised Governor Chime for the massive road development programme in the state, noting that the provision of streetlights on the major roads of Enugu metropolis was of great assistance to the police in their war against crime in the state.

Alhaji Abubakar promised that with the vehicles “a new brand of policing would commence in Enugu State because police officers would be adequately trained in the use of the vehicles.”

Stressing that the gesture was a challenge to the police. He charged officers and men of the Enugu State Police command to use the vehicles only for their stated purposes to rid the state of criminals,warning that any abuse or misuse of the vehicles by the officers would be sanctioned.

Earlier, while presenting the vehicles consisting of fifty patrol vans and fifty cars, Governor Chime remarked that it had been the policy of his administration since inception to partner with the police in order to maintain peace and security in the state.

He disclosed that the vehicles were provided in partnership with local government councils and were fully equipped with modern communication gadgets.

The Governor added that the saloon cars would be used for patrols within the metropolis, while the vans were to cover inter-government routes and the borders.
Chime said that his government was determined to ensure that the people would feel the presence of the police wherever they were, adding that in the event of any incidence of crime, the police would appear within five minutes of receiving any alarm or emergency notice.