IGP, Arase assures travellers of safety

With the holiday periods fast approaching, with its attendant increase in number and rate of travellers across the country, Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has promised that the force will provide maximum security for luxury bus operators and travellers.

He stated that the problem of armed robbery along the highways would be tackled head-long.

He said this on Monday when Luxurious Bus Owners Association visited him at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole said Arase further expressed police commitment to tackling all forms of criminality in the country through intelligence-led policing.

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According to the statement, the LBA President, Chief Dan Okemuo lauded the IG for his efforts to tackle highway robberies through the Safer Highway patrol unit.

He sought police intervention in curbing attacks on buses and passengers along routes within the North-Central region and Zaria/Kaduna axis.

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