Terrorism: Police renewcalls on Borno residents togive vital information

Maiduguri – Police on Sunday
renewed calls on residents of
Borno to supply vital
information on suspected
criminals and terrorists
hideouts in the state.
Mr Ibrahim Leha the Deputy
Inspector General of Police
(DIG) in charge of
Operations, made the appeal
shortly after interacting with
the officers and men of the
police command in
Maiduguri.
Leha told newsmen that the
residents must cooperate
with the police if they
wished to overcome the
current security challenges
facing the state.
"We want the residents to
know that the police are
here to help fight criminals
and terrorists in the society.
But the police cannot
succeed in doing this
without the support and
cooperation of the people,"
he said.
Leha explained that the
police could not operate
successfully without the
people's help.
"People should know that
the police are their friends.
We must work together to
fight the criminals and
terrorists hiding among the
people," he said.
Leha, however,
acknowledged that the
police had recorded some
level of success in the state in
the fight against crime.
"I came here to see things
for myself in both Borno and
Yobe states. I must confess
that from what I saw, there
are lots of improvements in
the police fight against crime
in the states,'' he said.
Leha lamented that the
security challenges in the
state had almost crippled
social and economic life and
urged the people to team up
with the police and other
security agencies in their
quest to address the
problem.
He thanked other security
agents for their supports
and cooperation with the
police. (NAN)