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The Cross River
State commissioner of Police, Samson Wudah, has attributed the low
crime rate in the state to effective policing. Mr Wudah made this
statement when he visited the Cross State governor, Liyel Imoke. The
police boss said the challenges before the command include: inadequate
patrol vehicles, communication gadgets and office and residential
accommodation. He solicited the state’s assistance in the provision of
these facilities.

The Commissioner
said his command has a road map to peace and security in the state and
presented a manual on the challenges facing the command in the state to
the governor.

Mr Imoke in his
response said, the establishment of an emergency response centre by the
state government is an indication that the state is determined to
partner with the police in order to fight crime.

Keep the peace

The governor
described the partnership between the police and the state as extremely
important and promised to look into the request made by the police
commissioner, which he said will go a long way to put a check on
smuggling and piracy.

He also emphasised
on the need for a strong partnership between the two to tackle some of
the social vices in the state such as gangsterism and thuggery as
elections draw near. “The short stay of the commissioner since assuming
office was remarkable as it has brought about reduction in armed
robbery, burglary, hand bag and hand set snatching,” the governor
acknowledged. He advised the police to ensure that Cross River remains
the state with the lowest crime rate in Nigeria.