…Calls for Calm
By Jude Atupulazi
The Anambra State Police Command has announced the identification of some of its officers shown in a video of a protest against police action, stating that the Police team and the Officer mentioned in the video have been invited for interrogation and necessary action.
In a press release signed by the Command’s image maker, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Wednesday, July 11, he said the Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, called for calm and urged citizens to utilize the channels of complaint against police officers, rather than being unruly as seen in the video where the express road was blocked, thereby infringing on the fundamental rights of others.
‘It is the very course citizens want to protect and seek for police that is civil and professional in discharging their duties.
‘These channels include the CP Monitoring Unit of Command, CMU; the Police X-Squad under the State Criminal Investigation Department; Police Complaints Bureau, PCB; or the newly resuscitated Complaint Response Unit under the Police Public Relations Department Awka,’ the release stated.
It urged citizens to call the Command Control Room at 07039194332 or the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) at 08039334002 in the event of any distress.
The police also advised citizens to download the ‘NPF Rescue Me App’, usable on Android and Apple iOS phones, to make reports.
