In a move to strengthen security ties and combat interstate crimes in Benue and Enugu states, the Commissioners of Police in the two States, Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent, PhD and Mamman Bitrus Giwa, Wednesday , October 29, 2025, held a strategic operational meeting to strengthen collaboration and address emerging security challenges affecting both States.
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During the strategic meeting, which took place in Benue State, the Commissioners identified the infiltration of criminal elements and their connivance with unscrupulous elements within border communities as major enablers of interstate crimes. Consequently, they resolved to enhance interstate crime-fighting synergy through improved intelligence sharing, coordinated operations, and joint deployment of resources to combat violent crimes across border communities.
This was made known in a statement jointly signed: by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe and the Police Public Relations Officer, Benue State Command, DSP Edet Udeme and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu.
According to the statement, “the focus areas of this renewed collaboration include Ado, Ogbadibo, and Okpokwuè Local Government Areas in Benue State, as well as Igbo-Eze North, Isi-Uzo, and Udenu Local Government Areas in Enugu State. The meeting, attended by senior operational officers from both Commands, is to be held routinely to sustain the joint efforts”
CP Emenari( L) and Cp Giwa(R)
Recall that the two State Commands recently collaborated to arrest criminal suspects operating across both States, rescuing kidnapped victims and recovering stolen vehicles, laptops, mobile phones, and other robbed items
