Gov Ugwuanyi Excited About Additional Police Area Command in Enugu

The Enugu State governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Thursday, expressed gratitude to the inspector general of police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, for approving the permanent site of the Police Area Command Headquarters, Orba, in Udenu Local Government Area of the state, to enhance the security of the area and its jurisdiction.

The governor stated this when he inaugurated the Police Area Command Headquarters, Orba. He said his administration funded the permanent site project to its present state, and acknowledged the former commissioner of police, Enugu State Command, now assistant inspector general of police, Zone 13, AIG Danmallam Mohammed, ‘for the traction he gave to this project’.

He further thanked the current state commissioner of police, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman, for all his support and encouragement for the project.

THE WHISTLER reports that the Police Area Command, Orba, was created out of Nsukka Police Area Command on December 5, 2017, by the then IGP Ibrahim Idris to cater for the policing needs of Igbo-Eze North, Udenu, Isi-Uzo, and Igbo-Etiti LGAs, as well as Nsukka-East Development Centre, which is a part of Nsukka LGA.

The governor said the increasing number of police officers and men of the command made it imperative for the provision of an adequate permanent site for the Police Area Command, Orba, adding that consequently, the people of Ohom Orba donated about three hectares of land, hitherto given to the former Police Mounted Troops Command in the immediate post-civil war period, for the project.

Gov Ugwuanyi also expressed optimism that the feat would change the security narratives within its jurisdiction, and commended the assistant commissioner of police, ACP Edwin Ogbeghagha, for his pioneering role as the first area commander.

The state commissioner of police, CP Abdurrahman, in a speech, described Gov Ugwuanyi as ‘a pillar of all pillars, an exceptional leader and a security-friendly governor’, adding that the governor accepted to bring more infrastructure in the new Police Area Command for enhanced efficient service delivery.