Kwara CP identifies manpower, logistics gaps in fight against crime

Ojo Adekimi, Commissioner of Police successful Kwara State, has identified immoderate operational gaps facing the bid successful combating criminality crossed the state.

Speaking on Thursday during the operational inspection circuit of the Kwara Command by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 8 Headquarters, Lokoja, AIG Betty Isokpan Otimenyin, the constabulary commissioner listed shortage of manpower, operational vehicles, connection equipment, surveillance capabilities and protective gadgets among the command’s operational gaps.

He explained that the geographical dispersed of the authorities and the request to support a beingness crossed country commands, divisions, highways and borderline communities enactment tremendous unit connected disposable personnel.

Adekimi, however, assured that contempt the challenges, the bid remained resilient successful making judicious usage of disposable resources to execute the desired results.

According to him, the bid has recorded important breakthroughs successful the combat against kidnapping, equipped robbery, cultism and different convulsive crimes crossed the state.

He said the successes were achieved done intelligence-led operations, coordinated tactical deployments and sustained visibility patrols on large highways, susceptible communities and identi...