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New Rivers CP declears war on criminals in the state

The new Rivers State Commissioner of Police Mustapha Dandaura said Rivers State will no longer be conducive for criminals as crime and criminality will be brought to the barest minimum. CP Dandaura who made this known during his maiden briefing with Newsmen in PortHarcourt said criminals in the state have no option than to relocate,repent or face the wrath of the law. According to him, his mandate in the state is to fight crime to a stand still, and end kidnapping, cultism ,pipeline vandalism bedeviling the state. "I shall engage all communities in my policy strategies and bring policing to the people, I will put in place some proactive measure hence at preventing crimes, this include feasibility policing with my men,dominating the security threat and station at strategy location to embarked on regular race of identifying criminal hideouts with the view to derailing them" . He further added that his arrival will see the decimation of the criminals on the East/West road and Elele Owerri Road. "As you all known Rivers state is strategy to the economy wellbeing of the country ,it is therefore boarders that so much need to be put in to curtailed and minimize the security challenges that will naturally pop up given the socio economy environment of the state, my mandate I also sound it clear that I shall remained focus ,non partisan and professional in the discharge of my cord responsibilities , this is the time to face reality and not to be distracted by political considerations". CP Dandaura however appealed to political gladiators in the state to come together and move the state forward.

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