Solomon Arase, the chairman of the Police Service Commission, has voiced alarm over the South East’s high death toll among security professionals, particularly police officers.
Due of gunman attacks on police officers, the former Inspector General of Police observed that the wives of police officers in the area are quickly becoming widows.
When Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, Arase voiced alarm about the development, according to a statement from Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations.
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“You should let the killers know that the police is not their enemy. They have not done anything wrong. The Force have lost quite a number of serving officers in the South East.
“We are your friends, stop making police wives widows, they are your sisters,” Arase said.
According to him, the Commission has addressed the perception of the zone’s marginalisation in terms of police representation across the nation.
Elder Onwu Arua, the head of the Ohanaeze delegation, had earlier stated that the organisation is concerned that residents of the South East are not participating in the current police recruiting campaign.
He asked the PSC to determine how to handle the issue.
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