By Ebinum Samuel
At least, two Security Experts, last weekend, commended the Anambra state boss, Livingsten Ikioye Orutugu for proactive policing. The experts who spoke to this reporter at Akwa, the capital of Anambra state revealed that the security situation in the state in the past six months has improved tremendously as coercion and intimidation of the people of the state by hoodlums has been reduced to the barest minimum.
According to one of the experts, Mr Femi Thomas of New Xera security outfit based in Lagos, he’s of the opinion that the asumption of office by Orutugu in less than 10 months, has seen a sharp reduction of crimes in the state.
Thomas said the dark abyss of sit-at-home conundrum occasioned by the activities of hoodlums has been nipped in the bud by Orutugu’s crime fighting methodology. He enjoined the good people of Anambra to give the police chief the needed support so as to restore those glorious days to them in their Light of the nation’s state.
The other security expert, Prince Marcus Okafor of Marca4 Consults, while stressing the important role discipline and anti corruption stance plays in curbing crimes and insecurity, extolled CP Orutugu for his no-nonsense character. Okafor described Orutugu as officer who doesn’t compromise his official position.
“Right from his days in Lagos as a gallant mopol commander, everything about him has always being action, action. He hasn’t deviated from this principle ” said Okafor.