Insecurity: Imo to install safety devices in MDAs, others

Imo State government has unfolded plans to install public safety officers and safety equipment in all ministries, departments and agencies to ensure the safety of life and property in the state.

The Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Public Safety, Ugochukwu Nzekwe, disclosed this at a two-day training programme on ‘Safety Standards and Regulations,’ organised by the government’s Public Safety Unit for directors, managers and personnel of both public and private institutions and safety officers in the state.

Nzekwe, who spoke on the importance of public safety and the responsibilities of public safety officers, said that government is desirous to ensure that managers and staff of public and private establishments always take cognizance of their safety, those of their customers and the properties they use in operating their businesses to forestall possible disasters.

“Safeguarding residents of the state from crime, disasters and other potential dangers and threats is of paramount concern to the state government; hence, safety standards and regulations have now become compulsory in all public and private establishments in the state,” he said.