The Ekiti State Police Command has said the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, is not contemplating the scrap of the Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC) by his directive for the constitution of Committee of ‘Eminent Persons’ to help the force combat crime.
The Command, however, warned Ekiti community leaders against sabotaging the efforts of police by shielding criminals instead of allowing them to face justice.
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Mr. Etop James, said this in Ado Ekiti while inaugurating the committee of eminent persons for Ado Ekiti Divisions.
James said the inauguration of the committee was in compliance with the directive issued by the IGP that each command should nominate eminent persons from all the communities within their commands, who can divulge useful information to the police for better efficiency in the discharge of their duties.
The police boss, who was represented by Deputy Commissioner in the Command, Mr Sagir Abubakar, dispelled the insinuation milling rounds that the directive had automatically signed the death knell for the PCRC that has been in existent for years.
James added that those that would serve as ‘eminent persons’ in all the divisions across the state will be nominated by their traditional rulers and that they should be men and women of proven characters, who will not use their influences to sabotage police’s efforts.
