Olu Samuel

The new Commissioner of Police (CP), for Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye on Thursday, resumed office at the state police command Headquarters, Lokoja.

He replaced Bethrand Onuoha who have been on charge of the command for the past three years.

Dantawaye who addressing Heads of department of the command solicited for the support and charge them not to give criminals breathing space in any part of the state. and warned criminal elements to leave the state or be dealt with appropriately.

He said that as an experienced operational and professional officer, he had zero tolerance for Crimes and criminalities.

“All criminal elements must leave Kogi as quickly as possible or they will face the wrath of the law. Peace is what we need in this state. So let the criminal elements terrorising the state leave the state without further delay”.

“God has brought me here as the CP, and I’m not here to joke. IGP, Egbetokun Kayode, deemed it fit to bring me here, and we shall give them (criminals) no room.”

He added that he would leverage on the former CP, Bethrand Onuoha, for his professional advice as well as the officers in the command to defeat the criminal elements and restore peace in the state.

The commissioner urged the officers to be ready to work to ensure that lives and property of all residents were secured.

According to him, “if it’s a Constable that can display commitment and advice me appropriately, that’s the person I will work with.”

He appealed to the people of the state to trust the Police and furnish them with any available information that could lead to arrest of criminals causing havoc in the state.