Enugu CP Bitrus Giwa
By Tony Adibe
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State Command, Mr. Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has directed officers under his Command to redouble their efforts, insisting that Enugu State cannot be a safe haven for criminals in any way.
Giwa announced in clear terms that Enugu State has “no hiding place” for unrepentant criminal elements and their infamous activities.
NewsBits reports that the Commissioner’s directive was part of the Command’s proactive policing and enhanced security measures as the ‘Ember Months” season approaches. The Commissioner said this on Monday during the Command’s monthly Strategic Policing Conference held at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess along Agbani Road, in Enugu South Local Government Area within the Enugu metropolis.
Giwa tasked the officers on the need to always remain dedicated, vigilant, and results-driven in their supervisory roles, emphasising the need for collective commitment to rid the State of criminal elements.
NewsBits reports that the conference was well-attended by senior police officers, including Deputy and Assistant Commissioners of Police, Divisional Police Officers, and heads of formations, sections, and tactical squads of the Command. The Commissioner also directed them to begin earnest preparations and implement proactive strategies for effective policing during the approaching “Ember Months” season. He warned that negligence or unprofessional conduct would not be tolerated. The conference featured the decoration of 28 newly promoted officers of the Command by the Commissioner.
CP Bitrus Giwa (7from right) and other Senior police officers in a group photograph during the Conference
Those decorated included David Adio Alalade, who, before now, served as the Acting Deputy Commissioner in charge of the Command’s Department of Finance and Administration, who was promoted from Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to the substantive rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). Also promoted was Bonny Odufu, Officer in Charge of Transport, who was elevated from Superintendent of Police (SP) to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP). Four other officers were promoted from Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Superintendent of Police (SP), while twenty-two others rose from the rank of Inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
Giwa, who congratulated them on their promotion, also reminded the officers that promotion was not just a reward but a call to higher responsibility. He emphasised discipline, leadership, and accountability as key expectations, adding that their actions and inactions would henceforth attract appropriate commendations or sanctions as the case might be.
However, DCP Alalade, who spoke on behalf of the newly elevated officers, expressed deep appreciation to the Inspector-General of Police for recommending them, the Police Service Commission (PSC) for approving the promotions, and the Commissioner for his exceptional leadership. Alalade pledged that they would remain committed to upholding the values of the Force and discharging their duties with integrity and renewed zeal.
