Henry Emeana
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has directed police officers and men in the state to take the battle to unknown gunmen wherever they are and kill them first .
He said,” don’t allow yourself to be killed by idiots who do not have the authority of the law to carry guns. Stop allowing yourselves to be murdered in cold blood by them. Defend yourselves, the lives and property of peace-loving people of the state. “
Uzodinma who gave this direction on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit to the state police command headquarters in Owerri, to sympathise with its leadership over the killing of policemen and burning of police formations in the state in the past few months by bandits.
The governor said his administration would introduce an insurance policy for all the security operatives serving in the state.
The governor who assured police that his administration would not abandon the families of the slain officers said Nigeria police is the last hope of a common man.
Uzodinma also advised cops to stop allowing themselves to be killed by bandits who attack police facilities in the state.
His word, “Let me say it again, you are the only one licenced to carry guns in our country. Don’t allow yourself to be killed by idiots who do not have the authority of the law to carry guns. Stop allowing yourselves to be murdered in cold blood by them. Defend yourselves, the lives and property of peace-loving people of the state.”
The governor also disclosed that his administration was putting a programme together where all the family members of those who died during the unrest in the state would be compensated.
Assuring that the state government would improve the security situation of the state, Uzodinma, pledged to increase the logistics the police required to police the state.
He also commended the state Commissioner of Police, About Yaro, for improving the security situation of the state in the past six weeks, and handed over six operational vehicles to the command.
