“𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲,𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮: 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱”
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“𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 : 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝”
As the world commemorates World Police Day on April 5th, 2025, Civil Society Organizations (𝐂𝐒𝐎𝐬), Non-Governmental Organizations (𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐬), Community-Based Organizations (𝐂𝐁𝐎𝐬), and Faith-Based Organizations (𝐅𝐁𝐎𝐬) across Delta State are urged to show solidarity by participating in a statewide sanitation exercise alongside our gallant police officers.
This exercise, scheduled to commence at 8:00 AM across all 25 Local Government Areas, is a symbol of unity and community partnership. The news media is also encouraged to amplify this noble cause and promote the efforts of our officers in maintaining peace, order, and public health.
It is also a time to reflect on the sacrifices and contributions of our men and women in uniform. In light of this, we appeal to the Delta State Government to emulate the long-standing practice in Lagos State, where police officers receive monthly incentives as a form of motivation. Our officers deserve more—𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 ,𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 across the state should be top priorities.
𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐃𝐑), 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
To further encourage and support the Delta State Police Command, we call for 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the children of serving and retired officers within the state command. Their service should not go unappreciated.
Furthermore, the government must adopt non-kinetic strategies in tackling insecurity. We painfully recall the tragic loss of nearly 20 police officers in Ughelli South, who were ambushed during a rescue operation. The alleged use of drones by armed Fulani herdsmen underscores the need for intelligence-driven and technology-supported policing.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
As we mark this important day, we pray for divine protection over our police force. We, the civil society community, will continue to support, partner, and advocate for the Delta State Police Command. Let us all rise in unity for a safer, cleaner, and more secure Delta State.
Signed:
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗷𝗲𝗶 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳, 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗡𝗚𝗢, 𝗖𝗕𝗢, & 𝗙𝗕𝗢 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲.