The Inspector General of Police IGP, Usman Alkali Baba has commissioned New Tactical Operation Centre which was donated by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, pledges to support the Tactical team with one Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC), Two Gun Trucks, and Arms and Ammunitions to support Police Operations in the state.
The Inspector-General of Police, who joined the governor of Rivers State, today Friday 26th May, 2023 also commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for building a Tactical Operations Unit for the Nigerian Police to support policing in the state.
Baba, who commissioned the project at Rumuepirikom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Friday, said the centre will help in fighting and reducing crime to its barest minimum.
According to him, with the Operations Centre, Police officers do not need to patrol with vans to know what is going on, but would do so sitting in the confines of their offices.
He described officers working in Rivers state as the luckiest, for having a governor who supports the Police by providing the necessary equipments to work with.
The IGP also caution officers who will be working at the Centre against human rights abuses and urged them to be professional in the discharge of their duties.
Earlier, Gov. Wike commended the IGP for not intefering in Policing in the state unlike his predecessors.
He also warned the new commissioner of Police against the resurgence of crime in the state, adding that he would be held responsible for that