PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ANAMBRA STATE COMMAND CP IKIOYE ORUTUGU, fwc MNIPS PhD AT THE ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, AWKA ON 17TH DECEMBER, 2025.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.
PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ANAMBRA STATE COMMAND CP IKIOYE ORUTUGU, fwc MNIPS PhD AT THE ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, AWKA ON 17TH DECEMBER, 2025 On behalf of the Officers and Men of the Anambra State Police Command, I warmly welcome you to this media briefing today, 17th December 2025, as the year draws to an end. As the lead agency in internal security, the Nigeria Police Force recognizes that the ultimate assessment of our performance rests with the good people of Anambra State. While we acknowledge that we are not yet where we aspire to be in achieving total security, it is important to emphasize that the cooperation, trust, and timely support we received from residents significantly contributed to the successes recorded during the year under review. Throughout the year, the Command observed fluctuations in crime patterns, largely influenced by socio-economic realities and evolving security dynamics across the country. Nevertheless, through pro...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Amode today tuesday disclosed plans to recruit at 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the State,with new recruits expected to earn at least N25,000 monthly with other allowances.Governor Amode,who spoke at the 3rd Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting,held at the indoor Sports Hall,Teslim Balogun Stadium,Surulere,said the neighbourhood Safety Agency Bill which he signed into Law on August 15,2016,was part of efforts to institutionalise and deepen community policing in the State.''There iss a law that has just been passed which is the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law,2016 and in line with the resolution taken by the House of Assembly yesterday,we would go all out to make sure that this agency is activated and all our neighborhoods will be covered,and then centralize with the State Government with all the necessary equipment and resources to ensure that we establish what we call community policing and that is the way to go.We will rebrand Neighborhood Watchers and re-equip them to the level that each Neighborhood Watchers in all the Local Governments will have their vehicles and necessary equipment to complement security.We are also working on employing additional 5,000 Neighborhood Watchers in all our Local Governments and they will be paid by us,while the basic salary for the entrance level will be N25,000 per month,'' the Governor said.The Governor also disclosed that the State Government would roll out all its empowerment programmes next week.''We will roll out all our empowerment programmes immediately to assist all our youth,artisans and the needy.The funding for the N500m Lagos State Persons Living with Disability Fund has been provided and beneficiaries will start getting support from this quarter,'' Governor Amode said.More photos below.
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