Roadblock Not Solution To Crime Prevention – Arase

Solomon-AraseThe Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, on Saturday vowed that the Nigeria Police would continue to crack down on cultism and other forms of criminality in different states of the federation in order to ensure and maintain peace in the country.
The IGP, who spoke shortly after a‎ reception ceremony organised in his honour by the Ora-ekpen Development Association, Sabongida Ora, in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State, explained that though no society could be totally rid of crime, the results from the special crack squad he deployed some few months ago had shown that the Nigerian state could be made tolerable.
The X-squad deployed by Mr. Arase in May, led to the arrest and arraignment of 56 suspects, including 11 persons said to be highly placed, for their alleged involvement in cult-related killings in Edo State.
He also noted that the force would continue to dismantle police roadblocks, which he insisted have been “very ineffective”, adding that plans were “on course” for the implementation of police reforms, including human rights issues and intelligence policing.
‎He said, “I have dealt with it in Edo State; I have dealt with it in Kogi State; I have dealt with it in Ekiti State and I will continue to deal with them (cultists) wherever they rear their heads. But let me just say this, there is no society that is crime-free. But you can make it tolerable; that is exactly what we intend to do.
“The roadblock was not a panacea or crime prevention strategy.‎ It is an avenue that creates social friction between us and the members of the public‎”.