The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, confirmed the governor’s declaration in a statement issued by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Saturday.
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has declared an end to what he described as an “illegal sit-at-home” in the state.
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, confirmed the governor’s declaration in a statement issued by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Saturday.
The CP also ordered the deployment of adequate policing resources in the state.
According to the police spokesperson, sequel to the declaration and determination of the state Governor, Peter Mbah, to put an end to illegal sit-at-home order in the State, the CP ordered Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Commanders of PMF Squadron Bases, other Tactical and Operational Units of the Command, to deploy personnel and all the operational and intelligence resources at their disposal to actualise the declaration, by ensuring maximum public security and safety of citizens and property in the state on the hitherto illegal Sit-at-home days.
"He further directs them to ensure that the strategies already devised to reverse the ugly trend are implemented to the latter, warning that lapses on their parts shall not be tolerated."
He said that the Commissioner noted that innocent and law-abiding citizens of the state deserve to go about their lawful businesses without fear of harassment or physical threats by unscrupulous and subversive criminal elements enforcing illegal sit-at-home order.
"Hence, he tasks the Supervisory Officers and personnel under them to live up to expectations, by ensuring that every part of the State is visibly patrolled and necessary policing actions taken to forestall possible adverse activities of the undesirable criminal elements."
CP Ammani reiterated that the operations to end illegal sit-at-home order would be jointly executed by the police, the military and other security agencies in the state.
He therefore warned unrepentant and subversive criminal elements, "known to have in recent times murdered fellow brothers and sisters, destroyed their properties and disrupted the social and economic well-being of their people without conscience, in the name of enforcing the inconceivable illegal sit-at-home order, to turn over a new leaf, as the security forces shall not spare any person or individuals found wanting."
He enjoined residents of the state to cooperate with the Police and the Joint Security Forces, while remaining law-abiding and vigilant as they fully begin to go about their lawful businesses on Mondays like every other work day.
"He urged them to promptly report criminals and their activities on such days and beyond to the nearest Police Station or call the Command’s emergency hotlines for necessary policing actions."