By Augustine Kuza Lafia
The National Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee PCRC, Olaniyan Ibrahim, has charged members of the committee in Nigeria to join forces with street traders, sex workers, scavengers and other undermine groups in fighting criminality in the country.
Ibrahim, gave the charge in Keffi local government area of the state during the Inauguration ceremony of the newly elected Nasarawa state exco and the 41st anniversary celebration of the PCRC.
He admonished the newly elected exco not to underrate the vital role prostitutes, miners, hoteliers, street hawkers, beggars, commercial motorcyclists can play in helping to fight criminality in their communities.
He said during his chairman of PCRC in one of the states, he worked closely with prostitutes in small hotels, i did not undermine them and through information from them I achieved a lot.
The PCRC, helmsman, further advised the exco that security had nothing to do with status, religion, tribe or political affiliation hence the need to operate an open door policy to succeed in the fight against criminality.
Earlier the Nasarawa state chairman of PCRC, Mr. David Abuluya, assured the gathering that there will be more peace and security given the caliber of excos elected to run the PCRC in Nasarawa state.
He explained that PCRC is more of surveillance of information gathering, taken to the police authorities for necessary action based on the information given.
He said his team’s goal is to focus more in the rural areas across the state, to gather information and enlighten the rural populace on what to do to help the police and other security outfits to reduce insecurity to the barest minimum.
Members of the newly inaugurated Nasarawa PCRC excos are: Mr David Abuluya as chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Jega, Deputy Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Babayo, Vice chairman special duties, Mrs Beauty Okon, Financial secretary, Hajiya Hassana Maidoki, treasurer and Mallam Suleiman Halilu, Public Relations Officer.
Others are Mr Danlami Warande, Ex officio, Mrs Pauline Gbande, Ex officio, Mrs Sarah Irukera, ex officio, Mr Attah Abubakar, Assistant Organizing Secretary, Mr Prosper Anson, Provost Marshal, Mr Douglas Dominic, Organizing Secretary and Mr Philip Okorie as Auditor.
