New Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Valentine Uzo Ntomchukwu, has dispelled insinuation that he was posted to the state for political reason. Speculation was rife that Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of the President, influenced his appointment to allegedly execute 2015 election for the President. Ntomchukwu, who resumed duty on Monday as the new police helmsman in the state, however, insisted that he was not in the state for political reasons but to discharge his duties professionally.
The new commissioner replaced Mr. Hilary Opara, who has since been appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration. Ntomchukwu said, “I have not read it. I don’t think I have come for political reason. I have told you that I have not read the report you are referring to. “I heard somebody saying something like that. This is a figment of the imagination of the reporter.”
The commissioner said Bayelsa is a strategic state in Nigeria, noting that it is a maritime state as well as the home state of Mr. President. He added, “I want to say that Bayelsa State is a strategic state. Specific in the sense that, everyone of you know the President hails from Bayelsa State and Bayelsa is also geographically located in such a way that three quarters of its landmass is occupied by water. “There is problem in terms of riverine policing. So we are going to concentrate on riverine policing particularly this time that we are going for elections”.
He called on the members of the public and the press to support his administration for effective policing, adding that his lieutenants would police the state professionally without any form of favouritism. “We are going to concentrate on reducing crime and criminality. We are not going to give political thugs and rascals chance in the state. We are going to ensure that there is law and order to ensure the state is safe for the coming general elections”, Ntomchukwu stated.
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