By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu
Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, paid a courtesy and familiarization visit to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Oluyemi Thomas Olatoye.
In a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Daniel Ndukwe, it said that the visit was aimed at strengthening the existing interagency collaboration between the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Army.
During the interactive visit, CP Giwa emphasized that the complexity of contemporary security challenges necessitated enhanced cooperation among the Police, the military, other security agencies, and the community at large.
In his remarks, the GOC, who oversees all the States in the South-East geopolitical zone, as well as Cross River State, and coordinates the Joint Task Force (JTF) South-East ‘Operation Udoka’, warmly welcomed the Commissioner and his entourage.
He stressed the importance of strategic and collaborative crime-fighting efforts among security agencies and underscored the need for practical integration of community members into the security framework, particularly in the area of credible information and intelligence gathering.
The Commissioner was accompanied by members of the Enugu State Command management team.
