The Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, Wilson Inalegwu, has
said the city has the lowest crime rate in the country.
Mr. Inalegwu, however, urged residents to be alert as the Yuletide season
approaches.
The police commissioner insisted that no security agency could achieve
reasonable success in its operations without having a buy-in from the
civil populace.
He, therefore, advised residents of the capital city to be vigilant and
report suspicious persons to the police.
Mr. Inalegwu, who spoke exclusively to PREMIUM TIMES, said the low crime
rate in the Nigerian capital resulted from the cooperation his command
has been receiving from the civil population and sister agencies.
Particularly, he said highway robberies, car snatching, pick-pocketing
and flash robberies popularly called “one chance,” have been on a steady
decline across the city.
The police commissioner commended residents of the capital city and
sister security agencies for the strong collaboration which has improved
the Intelligence gathering, crime prevention and crime fighting.
He lauded the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase, for
strengthening the community policing and introducing the safe highway
initiative.
Mr. Inalegwu maintained that the sage highway programme of the IGP and
the dedication of personnel have paid off with highly reduced incidents
of highway robberies within the FCT and its environs.
“The rate of highway robberies, car snatching, pick-pocketing and
robberies using commercial vehicles known as “one chance” has drastically
reduced all over the capital city,” Mr. Inalegwu said.
“We were able to drive down the crime rate because of the strong
cooperation we have been having especially with the residents of the
capital city and our sister security agencies.”
“The Safe Highway initiative of the IGP and the consolidation of
community policing have made the impressive records we now possible have
but we are not resting on our oasis until we keep Abuja and its environs
safe and secure.”
Mr. Inalegwu also noted that the activities of a robbery gang that
terrorized housing estates in many parts of the capital city has been
brought to an end with the arrest of the kingpin and some members of the
gang.
He maintained that the command will soon make some of its exploits known
to members of the public and called for closer and better relationship
between the police and the civil populace.
The police boss assured Abuja residents that in carrying out its
operations, the police would continue to show utmost respect to the
rights of the people and urged them to continue to cooperate not only
with the police but also with other security agencies.
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