How Edo Banks Were Robbed In Broad Day Light, Many Feared Dead | DETAILS
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, Ose Anenih, has condemned the deadly assault on the Uromi community of Edo State, in the aftermath of the shocking armed robbery attack on banks that left seven people dead, including two policemen.
He said that the robbery was a well-coordinated attack which should give the Federal Government great concern to approve and set-up of State Police.
According to him, the Federal Government should urgently review the constitution and institute the State Police as the present security architecture is deficient to curtail the excesses of these criminals.
In his words “My position on the need to decentralize Police operations in Nigeria with the creation of State Police is well documented. The only way we can successfully fight crime locally is to adopt the most effective strategy of local policing with local and community members in charge of securing in their community through state police.”
“It is heart-wrenching that the state, and Nigeria at large, have been crippled by rising insecurity. I believe that this is a result of not just an absence of morality and conscience in these criminals; but also a failure of our current security architecture to curtail the excesses of these criminals.
“My position on the need to decentralize Police operations in Nigeria with the creation of State Police is well documented. The only way we can successfully fight crime locally is to adopt the most effective strategy of local policing with local and community members in charge of securing in their community through state police.
“Nigeria today needs to restructure our security framework. State governors need to be able to control their own local state police forces. Regional security networks like Amotekun need to be given legislative teeth to combat armed bandits successfully.
“As a matter of urgency, Nigerians must realize that we cannot continue to use ineffective tactics to address the rising crimes in our country. So while we mourn the innocent victims who lost their lives, I want to plead with the President and the National Assembly to accede to our demands for the creation of state police,” he added.
He condoled with the families of the victims and the entire Uromi community and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear their loss even as he urged the Police to intensify efforts in making sure that the perpetrators of the heinous crime are apprehended.
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