Sokoto State New Commissioner of Police Muhammad Usaini Gumel says his vision is to lead the command through technology driven policing, community partnership initiative and respect for human rights and freedom.
The new CP who stated this while addressing newsmen in the state stressed the need to have a healthy working relationships with sister security agencies as well as strategic stakeholders in the state
Gumel who took over from Kamaldeen kola Okunola now Assistant Inspector General AIG Zone 6 , Calabar, warned that police under his leadership would neither condone indolence from any personnel nor tolerate any act of corruption in whatever form.
He assured that the command would not go out of the agenda set by the Inspector General of Police IGP, Alkali Baba and work inline with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He told the people of the state to cooperate with the police pointing out that security is everybody’s business.
He further explained that he was aware of the banditry and terrorism activities in the state which resulted in the killing of innocent people and created overwhelming fear to the entire population among others.
He urged the officer and men from all ranks of the police force to remain resolute in the face of these challenges
According to him, the cost of policing and military actions against terrorism have imposed yet another burden to the government and security agencies stressing that the scarce resources that could have been spent on improving the standard of living of the people and ending poverty alleviation are today painfully used for fighting terrorism and addressing related violent crimes.
NASIR MALALI