Zamfara police Commissioner Mr Ayuba Elkana has unveiled his new policing strategy which he said include intelligence driven and community participation.
The Compol who spoke during a maiden press conference to mark his assumption in office said his new policing strategy would be driven by the fore knowledge and guided by intelligence at strategic, operational and tactical level.
He said police in Zamfara under his watch would be proactive, preventive in orientation and conducted within the context of public ownership, partnership, participation, problem-solving and community support with a mainstream human security.
He assured that he will continue to strengthen community policing and encourage the participation of the citizens in the policing of their communities so that they can be active to support the police in achieving a secured environment.
The CP said, on assumption of duty, he has held an emergency meeting with strategic and tactical commanders and made a careful review of the existing security challenges and devop strategies to tackle them.
“I want to assure members of the public in Zamfara State that, the police under my watch will discharge its mandate in line with the Constitutional Provisions and other professional ethics of the force. Furthermore, human right violation, corrupt practices and other unprofessional conduct will not be tolerated”.
“Let me at this point use this platform to warn all the recalcitrant criminal elements in the state to key into the state government peace process programme and surrender their arms or face dare consequences, while members of the public should continue to support the Police and other security agencies with credible information on activities of criminal elements in the state”.
CP Ayuba Elkana further said, “The combat readiness, determination, and total commitment of the police under my watch will be through total onslaught against recalcitrant criminal elements, and this will be carried out in partnership with the State Government, other security agencies, Traditional Rulers, Community, and Religious leaders”.
