Rivers Cultists Have Gone Mad, We’re Declaring War On Them – CP

Commissioner of Police (CP) Foluso AdebanjoThe Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, CP Foluso Adebanjo, on Thursday advised criminals to relocate because the state will become too hot for them to carry out their nefarious activities.

He said rampaging cultists have gone mad and must be wiped out from the state.

Mr. Adebanjo, who resumed in the Rivers Police Command four days ago, also charged officers and men of the command to take intelligence gathering very seriously.

He spoke at his maiden briefing of officers and reporters in Port Harcourt, the state capital yesterday.

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He said: “I was CP Edo State for two years. When I took over in the state, there was high rate of crime. Cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping and what have you were the order of the day there, just like what is happening now in Rivers State. But as at the time I left the state after two years of service, the story changed. The state became calm and the name of the state was removed from American list of states with high crime wave”.

The new Rivers police boss tasked officers under his command to be proactive in their job and ensure that they know the homes of suspected hoodlums and monitor them closely to ensure that their evil plans are pre-empted.

Adebanjo also urged Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to ensure they secure their territories well and recover illegal arms in the possession of civilians.

He said the command would fish out criminals and their sponsors, irrespective of who they are and the position they occupy in the society.

“There is no doubt there is daunting security challenges in the country, particularly in Rivers State. But, it is not insurmountable.  Rivers State is great; therefore, it must be peaceful. We must fortify the state, especially Port Harcourt.

“DPOs must secure their areas. I don’t want to hear stories; you must work for 24 hours. You must arrest people; you must hold your area. Cultists in Rivers State have gone mad. We are declaring war on them.

“You must sit up because we cannot allow criminals to run down the State. I believe in intelligence-led policing. These evil people are not people you play with. That is what I was directed to do by the Inspector-General of Police”.