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  • Buhari’s leadership crucial to victory over Boko Haram, says AIG Ogunsakin

    Buhari’s leadership crucial to victory over Boko Haram, says AIG Ogunsakin

    Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 12, Tunde Ogunsakin, yesterday said the political will of President Muhammadu Buhari and logistic support have assisted the military, the Police and other security agencies to win the war against Boko Haram.

    He said there is no local government in the North-East that is under the control of Boko Haram insurgents.

    He said the military and the police have reclaimed the Police Mobile College in Gwoza in Borno State and the flag of the Nigeria Police is already hoisted in the place.

    He also confirmed that Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase has redeployed more police officers and men to the Northeast.

    Ogunsakin said Boko Haram suicide bombers have become frustrated in the last two weeks such that they have started killing themselves.

    He said: “Well, I was not in the Northeast. But I can tell you that as far as I am concerned by the time I got there, President Buhari had assumed leadership of this nation.

    “If the leadership is sound, the followership will equally follow suit. So, because of the leadership the President has shown to the military, the police and other security agencies, we have decimated or considerably weakened the insurgents.

    “The President has given us the impetus and logistics to deal with the insurgents. You know he is somebody who wants to go to war; he is somebody who tells you and does what he tells you too.

    “The impetus was there and when I went there, it was easy for me to go to all the nooks and crannies of the state with my officers and men. With the political will which the president has given, it was easy for me to follow suit. That is what I mean by leadership. If you have good leadership then the followership will be good.”

    On the situation in the Northeast, Ogunsakin said: “There is no local government that is under the control of insurgents now; there is no local government that is under them. All the local governments in the Northeast as we speak now are being controlled by the Nigerian troops.

    “So that is why I said the war is won. What we are now trying to do is to keep the peace. As we speak now, even the police force is taking over the control of some areas in Maiduguri and its environs.

    “The police have taken over check points in Maiduguri and we have police taking over security in the mosque, in the churches and in the markets in Maiduguri.

    “I can tell you that just last week, the road between Maiduguri and Biu was reopened to enable people conduct their lawful activities and businesses. The same thing applies to Damaturu-Biu road.

    “Do not forget for the past four years, these roads have been impassable. “Consequent upon this, the IDPs in the seven camps in Damaturu have moved, even without prior prompting, to their towns and villages.

    “Peace has returned to Biu axis and the police force is putting on a lot to ensure that the environment is conducive for these IDPs to go to their places of abode.”

    Ogunsakin said the police had put measures in place to guarantee the safety of these returnee IDPs in their towns and villages.

    He added:” Yes we are guaranteeing their safety. The military is still giving coverage too. You know the military has not moved out totally. The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has redeployed more officers and men from all commands to improve on the strength of the police in the Northeast

    “So the police are moving with these IDPs into those areas, they are returning to. As we move into Maiduguri and others, we still have pockets of military presence at the outskirts so that in case of any problem, they can bring the troops. But so far, we are on top of the situation.”

    Regarding suicide bombing, Ogunsakin said: “In the past two weeks, the suicide bombers have been killing themselves and there has been less collateral damage to other persons and properties. I think it is just cowardly on them while running away from the military and the police.

    “They are running away by trying to bring attention to themselves by going into suicide bombing.”

    Responding to a question on the Police Mobile College in Gwoza, he said: “The place has been secured. I think about a month ago the DIG operations hoisted the Nigerian Police flag back there.

    “We have police presence there but you know the structures have been destroyed but gradually we will rebuild it because for you to have effective training, good structures have to be put in place.”

  • AIG Ogunsakin: Buhari giving Police, Army zeal to fight insurgency

    AIG Ogunsakin: Buhari giving Police, Army zeal to fight insurgency

    The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 12, Tunde Ogunsakin, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is giving the Police and the Army the zeal to battle insurgency.

    Ogunsakin, who spoke at a news conference at the weekend, said his posting to Zone 12 Police Headquarters, Bauchi, is another opportunity to replicate past feats.

    He said: “Let me intimate you that my previous postings, especially Zone 6 Police Headquarters, comprising Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi and Rivers, I fought kidnapping, militancy, cultism, robbery and other crimes. The feats are a carry-over of what I did in Rivers as commissioner of Police.

    “As I have said, any police officer posted to this zone at this time must be outstanding, and must in crime fighting. I see my posting as a challenge to deal with terror and insurgency.”

    Ogunsakin added: “We have brought our experience to bear; insurgents are on the run. The Army and the Police have done excellent jobs. The battle is won. Insurgents are on the run, attacking soft targets.”

    “They have been decimated. Attention is on how to resettle the IDPs and the President is looking up to the Police to take over from the Army in resettling the IDPs. The officers are prepared professionally and psychologically to win the peace after winning the war against terror.

    “Since my assumption of office, I have set out to implement my Strategic Crime Response Plan.

    “I have to relocate to Yobe and Borno states to ensure that our supportive role is effective. This is also essential to give strategic and administrative directions to my commissioners doing well in these states.”

    He added that a timetable had been drawn on the role of the police in the resettlement of the IDPs.

    “There is a Federal Government Inter-Ministerial Committee headed by Prof. Nana Tanko working out modalities towards the resettlement of the IDPs. Once the committee concludes its assignment, we will commence the gradual deployment of our men to areas liberated by the military and this will be done in phases and will ultimately assist the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) to move back to their displaced locations and ensure that business activities, such as farming, trading are given the enabling environment to thrive,” Ogunsakin said.

  • AIG Ogunsakin, three deputy governors, others lead anti-militancy JTF

    AIG Ogunsakin, three deputy governors, others lead anti-militancy JTF

     The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, Tunde Ogunsakin, will partner three state governments and other security agencies in the zone.

    It is part of plans to end attacks by militants and sea pirates in the zone.

    The police chief met with three deputy governors and security chiefs at the weekend to fine-tune the fight against major crimes in the zone.

    The security meeting was at the instance of AIG Ogunsakin.

    It was attended by Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor Moses Frank; his Cross Rivers State counterpart, Prof Ivara Esu, and a representative of Rivers State deputy governor, Mrs. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo.

    Also at the meeting were the commissioners of police in the three states, representatives of the Department of State Security (DSS), the Navy and Air Force.

    This comes a few weeks after the police foiled an attack by some gunmen on its marine post in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

    Ogunsakin, who called for logistics from the police high command, said the meeting was aimed at forming a Zonal Task Force to combat militant attacks on the citizens and government facilities on the waterways.

    In a statement by the police zonal spokesman Rogers Elebe, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Ogunsakin said: “There is need for the establishment of the zonal Joint Task Force (JTF) as a crack squad to effectively combat maritime piracy and other violent crimes associated with the use of waterways.

    “The security forces will have to work out the modality of a joint operation room to coordinate the activities of the zonal JTF.

    “The police high command provides Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) in states where they are not available, especially in Cross River, as it borders Cameroun.

    The police chief assured that the security forces would deploy technologically-driven and actionable intelligence to actualise their common goal.

  • How security agencies can curb attacks, by AIG Ogunsakin

    How security agencies can curb attacks, by AIG Ogunsakin

    The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 6, Tunde Ogunsakin, has urged security agencies to cooperate against criminal attacks on their facilities.

    Ogunsakin spoke at the weekend when he received the Commander of NNS Victory, Calabar, Commodore M.C.L. Bobia, in his office.

    The Commodore described the   visit as one that would foster a cordial working relationship between the Police and the Navy in Cross Rivers State, adding that it would help bring to book the perpetrators of the June 15 attack on the Marine Police Division, Calabar by an unidentified armed group.

    He expressed his pleasure with the professionalism with which the investigations were being handled.

    The zone 6 Police chief hailed Commodore Bobia for the visit and said the investigation into the attack would become more enhanced owing to the superior capacity of the Navy in handling marine crimes.

    He urged other sister agencies to follow the example of the Navy.

    Ogunsakin also called for an immediate constitution of an inter-agency joint task force to sustain the rising tempo and make the society safer for the people and unsafe for criminals.