Dickson Visits IGP, Says Attacks On Police Personnel Devilish |The Source

The immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Friday,  May 14, 2021, condemned, in very strong words, the recent attacks on Police personnel and Police facilities in parts of the country. 

In the past couple of months, they have been victims of violent attacks, which have resulted in the killing of many policemen and the torching of Police facilities, especially, in the South-east and South-south. 

The two Zones have become graveyards for Police personnel, to the extent that many of them no longer wear their uniforms.

As a step to curb it,  the NPF high command has banned the escort by Police, of any Politician or VIP to the South-east, so such Policemen don’t become targets.

Condemning the grave situation, Dickson, who started his early life as a Policeman, asked for an immediate cessation.

The former two-time Governor of Bayelsa State, and now,  the Senator representing Bayelsa West,  stated these when  the  Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, received him at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

According to a release by Force Spokesperson, CP Frank Mba, the Senator said  he was at the Force Headquarters to solidarize with the IGP and the entire police family “on the account of the dastardly and criminal acts of terrorism, unprovoked and coordinated attacks on Police, murder of innocent police officers and malicious damage of security assets and other Government infrastructure in some parts of the country.”

Dickson, unequivocally, condemned the attacks and called for “a cessation of all such criminal acts.” 

He asserted that the Police is not the problem of the nation and should not be seen as the enemy of the people.    

The Senator, while congratulating the IGP on his appointment as the 21^st indigenous Inspector General of Police, called for proper funding of the Police to enhance its operational efficiency. He commended Police men and women for doing their best in the face of daunting welfare and operational challenges.

The IGP, in his response, thanked the Senator for his visit. He assured him and the Nigerian people that “in spite of the numerous challenges the Nigeria Police is facing, it would remain committed and unwavering in its task of protecting lives and property.”