Ruth Oginyi
Francis Nwifuru, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Friday thanked the retired Commissioner of Police in the state, Sunday Olaleye for combating crime and criminality.
The governor thanked the CP and the entire Ebonyi command for his effort which led to the arrest of the hoodlums involved in the killing of Emmanuel Igwe an INEC staff and the kidnap of his wife when they were returning from Abia State.
Former CP Olaleye retired from active service on Thursday this week. The state government held Gala Night on Friday to bid him farewell.
Governor Nwifuru said Olaleye is an intelligent police officer whose intelligence in the force led to the success recorded in the state in the fight against crime and criminality.
Nwifuru also lauded Olaleye for the arrest of sit-at-home enforcers who terrorized some parts of the state this week and destroyed properties worth millions of naira.
“I told CP, no matter what it will take for the state to get this person arrested, I am interested. He told me to give him 48 hours. After 48 hours, I didn’t get the result and he told me that the result will come in a very comprehensive manner.
“The kidnapped woman was released in the night. In the morning by noon, I got the result. All those that participated in that heinous crime were arrested. All of them have been arrested and they must face the law”, he said.
The Governor urged the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo to also secure the state like her predecessor, Olaleye, and assured that the government will continue to support security agents in the fight against crime in the state.
