The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has on Monday flagged off Operation Puff Adder II focused at recovering public space from hoodlums.
The activity will fortify the progressing battle against banditry, hijacking, furnished theft, and other rough violations in the country.
This was uncovered in an explanation gave by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, named ‘Balancing out Internal Security: IGP Flags-Off Operation Puff Adder II.’
The assertion read, “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has today, Monday, fifteenth February 2021 puffed off a revived exceptional security activity plan, code-named ‘Activity Puff Adder II ‘ to strengthen the progressing battle against banditry, abducting, outfitted burglary and other rough wrongdoings in the country. The new exceptional activity, which will be knowledge driven and local area drove, will be executed in supported cooperation with the Armed Forces, the Intelligence Community, and other sister security organizations. It is focused on re-ruling and recovering the public space from crooks that are keen on compromising the interior security request the nation over and carrying them to book.
“The IGP, during the flag-off of the Special Operation at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, noted that Operation Puff Adder II is an initiative of the Force conceived from a deliberate and critical evaluation of the pattern and trend of crimes in the country. With the Special Operation, there shall be a massive and well-planned deployment of both human and other operational assets of the Force to reinforce and consolidate on the successes and achievements of Operation Puff Adder I, launched by the IGP in April 2019.
“The IGP further noted that the flag-off is the first phase of the operation targeted at the full restoration of peace and security in the North-West and North-Central Geopolitical Zones of the country. The operation is aimed at dislodging bandits from their current operational spaces and denying them space to regroup in other parts of the country. It will also ensure that all arrested bandits and their collaborators are brought to book. In the long run, it is expected that the operation shall be replicated across other states of the Federation to deal with the security challenges inherent in those States.
“The IGP, while assuring the Police operatives of adequate welfare provisions during the mission, charged them to be civil with law-abiding citizens but firm and ruthless with criminal elements who may want to threaten the safety of citizens in their Areas of Responsibilities.”
The IGP assured Nigerians that the Force shall continue to ensure a stable security order across the country, urging the public to work with the Police and other security agencies by providing useful, relevant, and timely information.
