The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has aligned itself with critical stakeholders in its bid to fully implement its Operation Zero Crime policy in Rivers State.
The State Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi gave this hint on Monday, August 14, 2023 during a meeting with stakeholders drawn from the Media, Legal, Entertainment, and Medical Communities, amongst others at the State Police Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He said the move was part of efforts to combat crime and make Rivers State a safe haven for both residents and investors, disclosing that the Command would soon flag off ‘Operation Zero Crime’ in the State.
Announcing that it would be a one-week programme initiated by his office, Nwonyi asserted that the exercise is aimed at ensuring a safe and crime-free environment in the 23 local government areas of the State, as well as restore confidence in the notion that ‘Police is your friend’.
Speaking after the meeting of her committee with the State Commissioner of Police, Coordinator of the programme, Kate Ezeigbo, said the move is to ensure that the State is safe.
She said that the programme is the outcome of a partnership between the Rivers State Police Command and the Rivers State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), comedians, hoteliers, and corporate organisations in the State.
Ezeigbo further informed that other organisations involved in the planning of the programme include Nollywood actors and actresses, legal practitioners, medical practitioners, and lecturers, among others.
She said the one-week event will feature a road walk, workshop, medical outreach by the Police, essay competition, beauty pageant, football competition and concert tagged a night of laughter.
As part of the programme, the Commissioner of Police, his management team and officers will embark on stop and search, present gift items to the less privileged, and visit major flashpoints to educate youths on why they should shun crime and live a responsible and crime-free life.
She also hinted that the Police boss would initiate an amnesty programme which will provide an opportunity for cultists and those involved in crime to denounce and lay down their weapons and reintegrate back to the society.
“The Rivers State Zero Crime is for the people to see the Police as their friend and also help the police to curb crime in their areas. Police cannot know it all. The Police cannot be everywhere at the same time, that is why we want to collaborate with the people to sanitize the State of crime.”
Ezeigbo urged all stakeholders including international oil companies (IOCs), telecommunication companies and other firms operating in the State to join hands with the Police to fight crime and reduce it to zero level in the State.
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