The new Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Lawal Tanko Jimeta, has read the Riot Act to anyone having the intention of rape to steer clear of the state.
The CP while briefing the press at the State Police Command headquarters in Bauchi expressed concern over the increasing cases of rape and violence against women and children in the state and warned that the command under his watch would ensure that the menace is reduced to the barest minimum.
CP Jimeta declared that any form of gender-based violence was totally unacceptable and as such should not be condoned by any society.
The Bauchi police boss lamented that women, girls and children were now the major victims of sexual abuse and violence, describing the act as disheartening and despicable, which he said all stakeholders must rise against.
Jimeta disclosed that he would reposition the gender section of the command with a view to ensuring that prompt attention is given to any form of violence against women, girls and children in the state.
“Gender-based violence is becoming a worrisome problem. What I intend to do as the new CP of this command is to revive the gender section and ensure that all cases that involve violence against women, girls and children are followed to the latter and justice is ensured,” Jimeta stated.
The CP assured a cordial relationship with the media and human rights organisations in Bauchi State and solicited the cooperation of major stakeholders in the state.
“We are going to be proactive and have a working relationship with the media and human rights organizations.
“The officers and men of the command cannot do this alone; we need your assistance, cooperation and support as major stakeholders in improving the security architecture of the state,” he said.
Jimeta assured that the command under his watch would embark on training and retraining of officers and men in order to ensure that issues of violation of human rights are reduced.
He then called on professional bodies, including the media organizations in the state, to join hands with the police command as well as embrace community policing in the state.
