BY AMBROSE OLOGIDE
The President-General of Uvwie General Improvement Union (UGIU), Chief Abovi Erute has expressed optimism that the establishment of an Effurun Police Area Command will boost security and reduce crime in the area.
Erute expressed this in an exclusive chat with our correspondent at his office in Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area.
He remarked that the establishment of the Police Command was a positive response of the Nigerian Police to police the area, more so with the swollen population of the Effurun/ Warri metropolis.
He was delighted more with the posting of a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ekpan Police Divisional Quarters, Mr Aliu Shabba (who has been promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police), as the Police Area Commander of the newly established Area Command, as he described him as a crime-buster who has won numerous awards for his good works.
The President-General of UGIU, therefore, warned criminal elements in the area to change from their evil ways, or else they will be picked by ACP Aliu Shabba.
Erute, in the media chat, noted that the Ovie of Uvwie kingdom, HRM Emmanuel Ekemejewa Sideso, mooted the idea of the establishment of a Police Area Command in Effurun. “HRM Abe 1 is always proactive and always looking out for ways in which government can operate with ease,” he remarked.
The President-General of UGIU also applauded Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for throwing his weight behind the establishment of a Police Area Command in Effurun, “Together, they (HRM Abe 1 and Governor Oborevwori) have brought what will ensure peace and security in the area,” he added.
