Guard against political influence, Dickson tells NSCDC boss

Bayelsa state Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson has called on law enforcement agents to guard against the politicization of security in order not to undermine the prevailing peace in the state.
Governor Dickson made the call when the new Bayelsa State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Mrs.
Christiana Omanu Abiakam paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa.
The governor urged security agents to resist being used as tools in the hands of political leaders, whose activities he noted, were capable of destabilizing the state.
Governor Dickson stressed that, in line with his administration’s policy on zero tolerance on crime, he would no longer condone acts of lawlessness in the state and urged officers and men of the Corps to exhibit professionalism in the discharge their duties.
His words:”There are politicians in this state in some political parties who are complete criminal and terrorists, killing people during election and after election.
They are involved in all major communal problems.
They use most of your officers and men.
As we speak, your men are guarding people of shady characters parading as political leaders, including people against whom judicial process has commenced.
“So, my charge to you is that, while this government will continue to support law enforcement agencies to do their jobs better, the government and people will no longer condone a situation whereby uniform men are used to intimidate, kill and maim people in this state.
Governor Dickson assured the NSCDC of the government’s readiness to provide a security platform on the waterways and said he had already directed the Ministry of Lands and Survey to provide land for the building of an official accommodation for the new Commandant.