Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Echeng Echeng, says traditional rulers have vital roles to.play in the fight against crimes and criminality.
The Police Commissioner said one of the ways of doing this is for the traditional rulers to use their positions to open channels of communication to their subjects in order to promote national interest and support the security agencies in fighting crimes and criminality.
According to a press statement released to journalists in Awka on Saturday by the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the CP made the appeal on Friday, when he paid a courtesy call on the traditional ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, who is also the Chairman, Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, in his palace at Onitsha.
CP Echeng also called for honest and patriotic involvement in identifying differences and prioritizing goals in order to develop deliberate plans in addressing security challenges facing the state.
In his response, the Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe thanked the Police boss and his entourage for the visit, and pledged their total support and collaboration to the Police to achieve the desired objective in enhancing public safety and peace.
In attendance were the palace Chief of Staff, Chikezie Ogbunike, the President General of Onitsha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Peter Ozigi, as well as ACP John Obuagnaka among others.
