As part of measures to address the security situation in Kaduna State, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, has ordered the relocation of the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 7, Mr. Ballah Nasarawa, to Kaduna State, to stem the incidents of crime, including kidnapping.
A Statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mrs. Olabisi Kolawole, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said while in Kaduna, the AIG is expected to evolve new intelligence-gathering strategies, to stem what is considered the rising spate of crime in the North West State.
This was as the IGP further directed that officers, who have spent six years and above in the state, should be transferred from the State Police Command, to create room for fresh postings.
“Concerned by the general crime situation in Kaduna State, the IGP…has directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge Zone 7, AIG Ballah Nasarawa, to relocate to Kaduna State for effective supervision of security situation in the State.
“While urging the AIG to evolve new intelligence gathering and crime-fighting techniques and methodologies to suit the local challenges, the IGP also directed that Police officers who have served in Kaduna State Command for a period of six years and above be transferred out of the Command with corresponding replacement.
“He also charged the AIG to devise means of halting the incessant kidnapping as well as other forms of crimes and criminality, especially in Jere, Kagarko Local Government Area of the state,” the statement said.
