The paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, HRM Prof James Ayatse has assured the Benue state Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Nnandi Onyeka of the full cooperation of the traditional rulers in the state to effectively carry out his assignment of tackling insecurity and crime in the state.
The Tor Tiv stressed regrettably that despite all efforts at mobilising forces over the years to address the challenge of insecurity in the state have proven futile, especially in the Sankera axis of his kingdom where lives and property have been destroyed on large scale.
Speaking when the Benue CP paid homage in his palace in Gboko, Tuesday, HRM Ayatse expressed confidence in the ability of CP Onyeka to flush out bandits and criminals in Benue as according to him he came fully prepared for the assignment with outstanding strategies since he already had an idea of the challenge of insecurity in Benue while serving as CP in Plateau before his deployment to the Benue.
The Tor Tiv, who is the chairman Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers, urged the CP to perform his assignment without fear or favour and not spare whosoever is involved to achieve maximum results.
While speaking earlier, CP Onyeka said he visited the Tor Tiv to solicit for his blessings and support in his task of protecting lives and property in Benue state.
He stated that he cannot effectively operate without synergizing with other security agencies and the traditional rulers who are the custodians of the cultures and traditions of the people and requested the Tiv monarch to appeal to his subjects and traditional rulers to avail the Police with proper information to perform better.
The Police Commissioner further lamented that the Benue State Police Command is in dire need of logistics which adversely hampered smooth fight against insecurity in the state and called on the Begha u Tiv to speak to relevant authorities to provide them with the logistics.
