Following a resurgence of kidnapping in Anambra State, especially with the reported death a few days ago of the immediate Commissioner for Science and Technology in the state, Chike Okoli, in the hands of suspected criminals, the Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, is said to have acceded to a request from the state government for the transfer of senior police officers out of the state.
New Telegraph on Sunday learnt yesterday that the state government had some days ago complained to the police high command that there was the need to take urgent measures to arrest the resurgence.
This is especially in view of the perception that some police officers may be aiding kidnappers in the state. It was learnt that divisional police officers form the bulk of those billed to be transferred based on a working understanding between the police and the state government.
A highly placed source told our correspondent that one of the most senior police officers in the state might be among the first set of officers to be transferred out of the state. There have been increased cases of kidnappings in the last two weeks in the state despite the governor’s financial commitment to the war against criminality.
A member of the state house of assembly had recently told our reporter that his younger brother was kidnapped and that he was running around to see how to engage the kidnappers. Sources also stated yesterday that the body of the slain former commissioner was yet to be exhumed from where it was buried in a shallow grave at Ugwuoba in Enugu State due the fact that the police have yet to act in that direction.
Similarly, the sister of a prominent businessman based in Lagos and her son were reportedly kidnapped about a week ago at Borromeo Roundabout, Nkpor, near Onitsha after a hot chase and heavy shooting by the kidnappers.
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New Telegraph on Sunday learnt yesterday that the state government had some days ago complained to the police high command that there was the need to take urgent measures to arrest the resurgence.
This is especially in view of the perception that some police officers may be aiding kidnappers in the state. It was learnt that divisional police officers form the bulk of those billed to be transferred based on a working understanding between the police and the state government.
A highly placed source told our correspondent that one of the most senior police officers in the state might be among the first set of officers to be transferred out of the state. There have been increased cases of kidnappings in the last two weeks in the state despite the governor’s financial commitment to the war against criminality.
A member of the state house of assembly had recently told our reporter that his younger brother was kidnapped and that he was running around to see how to engage the kidnappers. Sources also stated yesterday that the body of the slain former commissioner was yet to be exhumed from where it was buried in a shallow grave at Ugwuoba in Enugu State due the fact that the police have yet to act in that direction.
Similarly, the sister of a prominent businessman based in Lagos and her son were reportedly kidnapped about a week ago at Borromeo Roundabout, Nkpor, near Onitsha after a hot chase and heavy shooting by the kidnappers.
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