The Kano state police command has announced the resumption of duty of its new Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, as the 45th Commissioner of Police of the command.
Daily News24 reports that the CP who began his career on the 18th, May 1992 as course 17 Cadet ASP from the Nigeria Police Academy, Annex Kaduna has risen through many ranks over the years and was recently transferred to the Kano police command from Sokoto.
While speaking with newsmen, he stated that his vision is to lead the Police Command transparently and to build it on community partnership with robust intelligence gathering, the use of the right technology, and to run people-friendly police with respect to fundamental human rights and freedoms.
According to the new CP, the initiatives will be geared toward accompanying both the Federal and State Governments to implement their development plans and sustainable programs.
“The police in the state will perform their duties in the light of community partnership towards managing the fragile security situation, especially eradication of political violence, communal violence, and other clashes.
“There will be periodic review of the performance of available Police Assets deployed across the State, the use of technology for robust Patrol and Guards services and the promotion of Intelligence-led operational activities with effective utilization of supports from relevant platforms such as the C4i, Early Warning and Real-Time Emergency Response Mechanisms and other technical support platforms.” CP Gumel said.
He promised to leverage the existing Community policing programs and conduct sensitization programs and activities, as well as promote citizenship engagements through periodic Road Matches, Friendly Matches, and other Games for the promotion of active participation in all-inclusive social programs with vulnerable groups.
CP Gumel is certain that honest collaboration amongst relevant security agencies, synergizing of efforts and cross-fertilization of ideas is the best way to go towards surmounting the security challenges facing the state and the country at large.
He called on communities to work together with the police to take preventive actions against occurrences of crimes such as armed robbery of all forms including mobile phone snatching, inter and intra-communal thuggery activities popularly known as “DABA”, illicit drug dealings and all related criminal activities which certain youths partake in, that are destroying and ruining their lives and putting their future in greater darkness.
He equally called on all officers in the Police Force to remain resolute in the face of the daunting security challenges and to all stand tall during this challenging period of much expectation of service delivery and the struggles for surmounting all these forms of security challenges as soon as practicable.
“Insha-Allah, as your CP, I promise to engage in doing the necessary follow-ups with the police hierarchy to prove to you that your welfare is my priority and to ensure that I work assiduously towards providing you with the necessary equipment that will make the job much easier.
“I implore you all to work with me, by putting all on deck with strength, determination and unquenchable loyalty to take NPF to its peak so that together we can preserve the lives and properties of all.” He said.
Before his transfer to Kano State Command, Gumel was the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police.
