By Igba Kuza, Lafia
The National Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Alhaji Olaniyan Ibrahim, has charged members of the committee in Nigeria to engage street traders, sex workers and others in the fight against criminality.
He gave the charge in Keffi Local Government Area of the state during the inauguration of the newly elected Nasarawa state executives and the 41st anniversary celebration of the PCRC.
Ibrahim 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.
“When I was chairman of PCRC in one of the states, we worked closely with prostitutes in small hotel. We did not undermine them and through information from them we achieved a lot,” he said.
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.