Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase
NMA withdraws services over kidnapped members
The new Commissioner of Police, Ekiti state command, Mr. Etop John
James , on Monday assured the people of the State that the spate of
kidnappings would be tackled.
He added that he has the mandate of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase to restore normalcy in the State .
The new CP, who heads the special squad deployed in the state by the
IGP Tuesday followed a Save Our Soul by the governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose
urging the IGP to urgently intervene in the increasing wave of
criminality in the state.
James said the Command would partner with every legal group in the
State to stem the crime rate in the State, saying he has always
believed in the powers of the people being a specialist in community policing during his career that spanned over 30 years.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the state, has suspended emergency services in hospitals across the state.
The association said the move was to protest the kidnap of its members
and continued receipt of threat letters by members of the association
from suspected kidnappers who had abducted no fewer than nine members in
the last three weeks.
Those in the kidnappers' den are medical doctors, academics, nurse and
their families are yet to make contacts with their captors.
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