PSNAFSA applauds fight against terrorists, calls for collaboration
A police armoured vehicle (Photo by Pius Utomi EKPEI / AFP)
Army donates operational vehicles to Delta police
Prayer and Support For Nigerian Armed Forces and other Security Agencies (PSNAFSA), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has applauded the efforts of the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the ongoing fight against insurgency and oil theft.
The group said it is evident that the balance of terror has dramatically and effectively tilted against terrorists-insurgents, as they are being smoked out from their dens and hideouts in a retaliatory recourse and unconventional tactics by the gallant defence and security forces.
Convener of PSNAFSA, Mrs. Mary Abayomi- Fatile, in a statement, yesterday, observed that the evil plot by insurgents and bandits is to instil fear in Nigerians and make abnormality a way of life.
She asserted that the renewed vigour against economic saboteurs under the administration of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, has yielded great results.
According to her, ” It is gladdening to know that the Nigerian Navy’s effort to rid the nation’s maritime domain of all sorts of criminality has yielded positive results, as it has successfully foiled oil theft, illegal oil bunkering and pipeline vandalisation, among other maritime crimes.
“The recent onslaughts on terrorists, bandits and economic vandals in the northern part of the country are glaring proof of the tireless efforts and profound recalibration of strategy, by the chief of Army staff lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya and the Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, even in the face of limited logistics.
“Worthy of mention is the recent capture of six of the perpetrators of the Owo Church Massacre in Ondo State by the Military and the bombardments of bandits’ enclaves.
“PSNAFSA deems it imperative to appeal for collaboration from citizens, communities and organisations across the country, with our armed forces and other security agencies, in the fight against insurgency.
“This organisation believes that when patriotic citizens provide useful information to all security agencies, it will boost intelligence as well as fast-track efforts towards ensuring that normalcy returns to all parts of the country,” the group stated.
MEANWHILE, to enhance the performance of Delta State Police Command, Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, yesterday, donated five operational patrol vehicles (Hilux) to the Command.
The vehicles were presented to the management of the Command on behalf of the CDS by the Commander, 63 Brigade, Asaba, Brigadier General Mayeranso David Saraso.
According to Irabor, the gesture was to foster inter-agency cooperation in the war against crime, stressing that it was the need to assist other security agencies with the required tools.
Receiving the vehicles, Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Ari Muhammed Ali expressed happiness, saying that the gesture “exhibited by the CDS is one of a kind, uncommon and quite unbelievable, which will in no small way boost the morale of police personnel in the state.”
Ali assured the CDS that the vehicles would be put into good use, adding that the donation would enhance the fight against crime and criminality across the state.
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