Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has pledged his commitment to addressing the housing deficit among officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force serving in the state.
The state government plans to achieve this by building three-bedroom flats and nine self-contained apartments across the 13 local government areas of the state.
This, according to the state government, was part of Governor Umahi’s effort to reposition the force for effective and efficient policing across the nooks and crannies of the state
The Special Security Consultant to Ebonyi State Government, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, revealed this while inspecting some of the ongoing projects at Owutu Edda community, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday.
According to him, “His Excellency, the Governor and father of the state, made this promise about five months ago and today it is a reality with the buildings in the thirteen council areas at different levels of completion.
“This is a prototype of what the Governor is putting in place to provide befitting accommodations for the Divisional Police Officers, who will make use of the three-bedroom flats while the junior officers will reside in the self-contained apartments.
“I appeal to the general public to desist from any act capable of endangering the lives of the officers and collaborate with them in the fight against hoodlums, by volunteering useful information that could help nib crime in the bud.”
