The commission of police, Adamawa state command, CP Aliyu Adamu said he will do everything within his powers to ensure that Adamawa state is safe and secured for all citizens to go about their businesses without any fear.

The commissioner of police who just resumed office after his deployment to the state last week assured that he will operate within the context of the law and respect human right, shun corruption, ensure that rule of law prevails, respect diversity, display courage, and show compassion and demonstrate professionalism in the discharge of his duties to achieve his said goals.

CP Adamu while speaking during his inaugural press briefing at the state command headquarters said the police will also collaborate with relevant stakeholders in the security sector to achieve its target.

” With the police existing crime prevention and detection strategies, I am optimistic that the good people of Adamawa state will witness improved police service delivery that will lead to the reduction of a crime wave in the state to an appreciable level.

” The police will collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure public safety and good orderliness in Adamawa state,” the CP said

While responding to questions on the increasing rate of crime in the state by the dreaded Shila Boys and kidnappers, the CP said he has been briefed on the sad situations and will set up modalities and strategies to nib the reoccurring incidences in the bud.

” Since I came, my management team have briefed me on these incidences. They gave me the rundown of some of the security challenges in the state and we have mapped out strategies to engage and address the issues religiously. We have a tradition of checkmating crime and criminality in the police force, we are going to adopt that. We are going to engage in a massive raid of criminals’ hideout and all black spots. And if we do that, we will checkmate their activities and we are not going to do it alone, but we will liaise with the justice department to achieve that,” he stressed.

CP Adamu called on all police personnel to ensure they fully transmute into a people’s friendly police that will respect and uphold the fundamental rights of all citizens by the will and policing direction of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP. Abubakar Adamu.