Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), visited the Imo state police command today to boost officers’ morale to return to work at their various duty posts.
The IGP also visited Hope Uzodimma, the governor of the state at the government house in Owerri from where he briefly addressed the people. The governor however promised to rebuild structures that were razed by hoodlums during the protest.
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The IGP noted that part of his visit to the state was to see for himself the level of damages that occurred during the EndSARS protest, the police stations that were burnt and police officers who lost their lives.
IGP briefly said: “I am happy that during the EndSARS protests our men displayed professionalism even in the face of looting and vandalising our police stations.
“Young people came out to protest against SARS, we believed that they were peaceful and gave their five demands and we all agreed.
“I am here to go round to see the destruction that have been made and also talk to the officers and to boost their morales.”
However, residents of the state have continued to complain of the security checkpoints manned by the army officers along Owerri/Onitsha road at Mgbidi axis as well as the one at Owerri/Okigwe road in Ikeduru local government area.
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According to motorists, the checkpoints have continued to cause unprecedented holdups, causing more hardships for motorists and commuters operating in the state. They added that the governor, Uzodimma should completely relax the curfew in order to reduce the hardships the road users are currently facing.
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