The IGP of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has launched the new special security action plan, “OPERATION RP” in the South-South region of the country.
The operation was flagged-off at the Sharks Football Stadium, Port-Harcourt, on Wednesday.
This was made known in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank MBA.
According to statement, Baba said the move is a continuation of the implementation process of the special operation in the country which will help curtail the tide of violent attacks and breakdown of law and order in the South South.
He noted that there were threats to lives and property occasioned by the secessionists activities of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
The IGP, therefore, condemned the increased cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, cult-related violence, economic sabotage and other threats to public safety bedeviling the region.
He however urged citizens in the South-South region to give full support to security personnel throughout the period of the operation and beyond. He re-affirmed that the operation will be people-driven, human-right focused but ruthless on criminal elements.
In his remarks, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, represented by His Deputy, affirmed the zero tolerance of the State Government to crimes and criminality in Rivers State.
He commended the IGP for the initiative and pledged support of the State Government to the success of “Operation Restore Peace” in the State, the South-South region and the country at large.
Other dignitaries at the flag-off program include representatives of other governors of the South-South states, traditional rulers, and clergymen.
