Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has donated over 20 vehicles fitted with modern communication gadgets to the police.
This is part of the efforts of the state government to assist various security agencies in the state.
It was gathered that the vehicles, which were supplied by Nigeria’s indigenous industrialist, Innoson Motors, is in support of Abia State and President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign for the patronage of local content.
At a brief ceremony, which held at the Government House, Umuahia, the vehicles were received by the state Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon, from Governor Ikpeazu on behalf of heads of other security agencies for dispatch to their various areas of operation.
According to Ene, the gesture from the state government was to assist the police and other security agencies to effectively combat crime in the state.
He called on the security agencies to deploy the vehicles for use across the state to ensure the security of lives and property of Abians.
The governor, who maintained that his administration takes the security of lives and properties of Abians and visitors alike seriously, disclosed that the state government is committed to ensuring that business hours of major cities in the state were extended.
“We take the security of lives and property of Abians very serious as it is a sacred assignment. I urge you to quickly deploy these vehicles to the streets to improve patrol as well as ensure that we maintain our position as the safest state in Nigeria.”
