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In line with
Nigeria Police Force ongoing nationwide campaign against cultism and other
vices, the Inspector General of Police IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has directed
the domestication of POCACOV program in all the states of the federation.
IGP Adamu gave this
directive after the National coordinator of Police Campaign Against Cultism and
other Vices, Csp Ebere Amaraizu and other officials of POCACOV submitted copies
of Spatio Temporal Analysis of cultism in some parts of the country which was
prepared by the IGP MA ADAMU POCACOV resource Centre Enugu. The Police Boss was
equally decorated with the branded POCACOV T=Shirt with the number POCACOV 1,
during the presentation.
Recall that the
Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) is an initiative that
is aimed at saving our youths from the claws of cultism and other vices through
advocacy, awareness creation, sensitization and re-orientation, and School and
community outreaches, amongst others.
The programme is
informed, firstly, by the realization that there is a correlation between
cultism and other violent crimes involving our youth population. Secondly, is
that deep-rooted and socially-driven crimes like cultism are best mitigated
through a strategy that is premised on community policing practices which
encourages building partnership towards addressing delinquencies that threaten
our communal values.
As a campaign
anchored on the principles of community policing the IGP is of the strong view
that all states of the federation should embrace the program and domesticate it
in view of the overall security of the nation.
He urged POCACOV
leadership to reach out to state Governors and other political leaders to
commence the state to state campaign.
The IGP equally
invite our youths, transporters, artisans, faith-based and community based
organizations, traditional Rulers, youths groups, students, market
organizations, sister security agencies, the media, development partners and
indeed, all well meaning Nigerians to join forces with the Police and support
the campaign in order to save Nigerian Youths from the claws of cultism and
other vices and for a safe and secured nation.
Other members of
the POCACOV leadership during the presentation and decoration at the force
headquarters included the force public relations officer Dcp Frank Mba, PROVOST
Police Institute of Public Relations, Cp Emmanuel CS Ojukwu (Rtd), consultant
to the IGP on media and POCACOV partner, Shina Philips who also is the
president of match makers consult international, Mr Akin Emmanuel the lead
consultant POCACOV and Onuora Aninwobodo the POCACOV media officer.
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