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As part of measures to check the spate of bombings perpetrated by the militant Islamic sect, the Boko Haram, the police said they had started putting in place more practical means of checking the illegal importation of explosive materials into the country.
The newly appointed Commissioner of Police in charge of the Explosive Ordnance Department, popularly known as Anti-Bomb Unit, Abdulmajid Ali stated this on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
He was speaking with newsmen during a send-off party organised by the state Police Community Relations Committee to honour him.
Ali, who described Nigeria’s borders as “porous,” restated the commitment of the force to securing the nation’s borders against the smuggling of arms and ammunition.
He gave the assurance that the country would soon find a solution to the problem of bombing and other forms of insecurity.
Ali, who, until his new appointment, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration) in Ogun State, noted that illegal weapons were usually brought into the country due to the porous nature of the borders.
“But the problem can be solved. Though I’m yet to take over; when I take over, a lot of things will be put in place and our borders will be fully policed accordingly to avoid all these arms and ammunition coming into the country. We’ll put a lot of things in place and by God’s grace, we are going to surmount all the problems,” he said.
Ali commended the PCRC, which he said collaborated with the other labour unions, including the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria and Nigeria Union of Teachers in the state to honour him.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye, said he was confident that Ali would be up to the task ahead of him.
Okoye described him as a “humble, diligent and hardworking officer,” who worked tirelessly to ensure the security of lives and property during his service in Ogun.
“His humility is not in doubt; in fact, I qualified him by saying that everything you can think of a good human being is in him. He is an officer the police force will be proud of. I’ve started missing him already.
“In his new position, he should prove the brand that has been given to him. And that was why they took him to that EOD because it’s a place with a lot of challenges and they know he’s capable of handling the place,” he said.
