{"id":157068,"date":"2025-03-28T20:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:20:55","slug":"rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Sole Admin urges enhanced security patrols, collaboration among agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called on paramilitary agencies to intensify patrols to curb crime and enhance security across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Ibas emphasized the importance of inter-agency collaboration, stressing that sustainable development can only thrive in a peaceful environment.<\/p>\n<p>He urged security agencies to step up efforts to deter criminal activities and prevent lawbreakers from gaining ground.<\/p>\n<p>The administrator made these remarks during a meeting with heads of paramilitary organizations at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He described the engagement as essential, given the critical role these agencies play in combating crime.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging their contributions to maintaining peace, Ibas encouraged them to actively participate in joint operations aimed at neutralizing criminal threats.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged them to bolster intelligence-gathering efforts to address issues such as kidnapping, illegal activities, and communal conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Ibas stated, \u201cI will, therefore, need you in all aspects of maintaining law and order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt therefore means that in conducting your various roles, you must have at heart the interests of Nigeria and the people of Rivers State in particular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hereby direct that you increase your patrols. If criminals have access to our resources, of course, that means you are emboldening them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe responsibility has been given to individuals and organizations; as such, we must all work towards ensuring that this state is very, very safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting security concerns, Ibas warned against the use of vehicles with unregistered or concealed number plates, describing them as a threat to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The administrator also emphasized the role of community policing, urging security personnel to foster peaceful coexistence within local government areas and rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>He called on them to support law enforcement agencies by raising public awareness of security measures.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming the state government\u2019s commitment to security, Ibas assured that necessary support would be provided to enhance the effectiveness of paramilitary operations.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Rivers State Command, Mr Felix Madumere, expressed gratitude for the administrator\u2019s insights, noting that the shared information would aid their operations.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged the agency\u2019s cooperation in ensuring that Ibas\u2019 tenure leaves a lasting impact on security in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called on paramilitary agencies to intensify patrols to curb crime and enhance security across the state. Ibas emphasized the importance of inter-agency collaboration, stressing that sustainable development can only thrive in a peaceful environment. He urged security agencies to step [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":157067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[16620,254,421],"class_list":["post-157068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-ibok-ete-ibas","tag-nigeria","tag-rivers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rivers Sole Admin urges enhanced security patrols, collaboration among agencies - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called on paramilitary agencies to inten ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rivers Sole Admin urges enhanced security patrols, collaboration among agencies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called on paramilitary agencies to inten ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-28T19:27:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T13:20:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1743185267.744406.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Rivers Sole Admin urges enhanced security patrols, collaboration among agencies\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-28T19:27:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T13:20:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies\"},\"wordCount\":386,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1743185267.744406.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ibok-Ete Ibas\",\"Nigeria\",\"Rivers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-sole-admin-urges-enhanced-security-patrols-collaboration-among-agencies\",\"name\":\"Rivers Sole Admin urges enhanced security patrols, collaboration among agencies - 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