IG Orders Deployment Of 200 Policemen To Kaduna, Creates New Area Command

In order to curtail boundary banditry, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate deployment of 200 policemen to Birnin Gwari, a boundary town between Zamfara and Kaduna states, to flush out armed bandits in the area. Idris gave the order during a Town Hall meeting with stakeholders in Birnin-Gwari communities on Wednesday in Birnin-Gwari. He disclosed that an Area Command with two additional Divisional Police Stations would soon be created in Birnin-Gwari. The IGP also said 10 patrol vehicles would be released for operation in the area. He said the move was to curtail the security challenges in the Birnin-Gwari axis of Kaduna State. He said that the officers would work with the officers on ground and other security personnel in order to give the bandits a run for their money. “We have to increase police presence along the road from Zamfara to Birnin Gawri. We believe some of the challenges are emanating from these areas. “By the time we dominate the road with great synergy with other security operatives, we are going to move to this area to flush out the bandits disturbing the area, “he said. The I-G, however, called for synergy between the security agencies deployed to the area and the community. “The police can only succeed with your support; you live here and we will want you to provide information that will help them to discharge their duty,“ he said. The Emir of Birnin-Gwari, Alhaji Jubrin Zubairu Mai Gwari II, called on the I-G to help recover the old Birnin-Gwari town from the bandits. The Emir said the town was a historical site that must not be left in the hands of bandits. A dependable source at Force Headquarters confirmed that the IGP was in company of the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Mohammed Mohammed Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, Taiwo Fredrick Lakanu and the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kaduna State, Austin Iwar.]]>