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The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Police Command, CP Danladi Isa has dissolved all Police tactical teams in the Command.
He announced that new tactical teams comprising Anti-Cultism and Anti-Kidnapping units will be set up immediately to ensure accountability, proper supervision, professionalism, and orderliness.
The Commissioner of Police disclosed this on Wednesday during an emergency briefing with strategic officers in the Abia Command including Area Commanders, Tactical Team Commanders, DPOs and Sectional Heads, where he briefed them on the directives of the IGP, Tunji Disu.
The CP instructed officers to avoid duplication of cases, stressing that cases under investigation at the Divisional level must not be hijacked by Area Commands, especially in situations where suspects attempt to report the same matter as complaints at the Area Commands.
He noted that Area Commanders may only request comments for supervisory purposes and that transfer of cases from Divisions must be based on his directive.
CP Danladi warned officers against flouting the Presidential directive prohibiting the posting of police personnel to private individuals or VIPs, noting that officers found culpable will face disciplinary action.
He reiterated that officers must be effectively utilized within their jurisdictions to strengthen and maintain security across the State.
The CP also cautioned officers against involvement in civil matters, particularly land disputes, advising that parties in such cases should seek civil redress in court, even as he directed that suspects involved in bailable offences should be promptly released on bail.
He commended Commanders 28 PMF, ACP Adesina Adeniran, and CTU, CSP Chisom Ezebuiro, and their training teams for the recently concluded combat training in the Command, emphasizing that training of police personnel will continue, for enhanced tactical capacity and professionalism.
