The Gombe State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ishola Babatunde Babaita has inaugurated the Security Neighborhood Surveillance Watch in Bajoga town of Funakaye LGA of Gombe State, North-East Nigeria.
CP Babaita, who was represented by the Area Commander of Bajoga, Assitant Commissioner of Police, ACP Abubakar S Giade, said the launch of the Neighbourhood watch was in an effort to tackle criminals and criminalities in the area.
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He also said the move was in line with the community policing agenda of the police, which was a community-based strategy, where the Police collaborate with the community to identify the security challenges bedeviling the area and provide solutions to them.
The inauguration of the neighbourhood watch was witnessed by the Gombe State Commissioner for Internal Security and Ethical Orientation, Mr. Adamu Dishi Kupto, Special Adviser to the Gombe State Governor on Inter Party Matters, and the Emir of Funakaye, His Royal Highness Mua’z Muhammad Kwairanga III.
