A statewide Crime-Free Christmas Campaign has been started by the Jigawa State Police Command to urge people to be watchful and report any suspicious activity to the closest police station.
This was said in a statement sent to reporters and signed by SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer.
“The Jigawa State Police Command has successfully conducted a one-day nationwide Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), tagged the Crime-Free Christmas Campaign/Sensitization,” reads the announcement.
According to him, the program is a part of proactive steps to guarantee that Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are safe, pleasant, and crime-free throughout the state.
He clarified that the campaign was implemented concurrently throughout the state’s Divisional Police Headquarters in accordance with the Commissioner of Police’s order.
However, CP Dahiru Muhammad, the Jigawa State Commissioner of Police, instructed all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to mobilize important stakeholders in their respective areas of duty and educate them about the risks and repercussions of criminal activity and social vices.
According to him, cultism, drug misuse, cybercrime, vandalism, mob action, purported witchcraft practices, footprint tracing, gender-based violence, and other associated social vices that could endanger public safety and harmony were among the main areas of focus during the sensitization.
The Jigawa State Police Command reaffirmed its dedication to community-oriented policing and urged parents, guardians, youths, religious and traditional leaders, civil society organizations, the media, and the general public to assist the command in its continuous endeavors to combat criminality and advance lawful behavior, peace, and justice.
He asked the people to be on the lookout for unusual activity and to report it to the closest police station or via the designated emergency communication channels.
Jigawa State residents were reassured by the command that sufficient security would be provided both during and after the holiday.
