The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has described Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State as a dogged crime fighter who had made the State unsafe for criminals to thrive.
The IGP, who spoke during his visit to Kogi State yesterday, added that he was happy that Governor Yahaya Bello was playing the role of the real Chief Executive Officer in terms of security, noting that he is a dependable ally in the battle against national insecurity.
According to him, the governor was one helmsman that would never raise the alarm of not being in control of security in his State, adding that from what he had observed, the governor leads from the front”.
“Security is everybodys business. When you have a leader who is leading from the front, others will follow. That is what is happening in Kogi”, he stated.
In his address, Governor Yahaya Bello reiterated the readiness of his administration to resist attempts by some desperate politicians to plunge the State into the pre-2015 era of insecurity in the guise of playing politics.
The governor said credible intelligence report at the disposal of the state government revealed that actions of some politicians were capable of truncating the peace currently enjoyed in the State, stressing that his administration would not allow insecurity to be smuggled into Kogi through the boot of politics.
He also expressed his appreciation and commended the men of the Kogi State Police Command, currently under the command of CP Edward Chuka Egbuka, as well as those of the various security agencies operating in the State.
Governor Yahaya Bello attributed his success in security to the combined efforts of the State government and security agencies.
