- Ibarahim Idris spoke about the detention of Evans
- He said the police did a great job and should be commended
- He noted that serious work was being done to end kidnapping in the country
The inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris has addressed the issue of the continued incarceration of Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans.
His arrest sparked nationwide commendation for the police and The Punch reports that the police chief said the kidnapper would soon be arraigned before a court.
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He promised that Evans would get a fair hearing and said the police should be commended for their work in arresting the notorious kidnapper.
On the issue of Badoo attacks in Lagos, Idris said the police force was working to increasing security in the riverine and remote areas.
He noted that the choice of location of some schools and houses were making security issues difficult citing some schools that were located inside bushes.
He said: “We are trying to improve and enhance how we deal with criminality in the coastal areas, not only Lagos, but from here to Port Harcourt and one of our strategic plans is to better equip our marine police.
“We are trying to acquire more gunboats so that we can be very effective and visible in these coastal areas — somebody will build a school in an isolated bush. That is why we said when you are looking at criminality, you have to also look at some factors and try to address those factors as a whole and not always point at the police.
“There is a limit to what we can do; if you go and build your house in the bush, we are talking of personnel, you cannot put policemen in every school. If we do that, we are going to have a problem in addressing other issues.
“There are some basic utilities that a school requires — closed-circuit television cameras. Put some things there to fortify the school. If the location is bad, make sure you fortify the school. You can have a security department; hire more security men on the ground. But nobody looks at some of these factors.”
NAIJ.com earlier reported that the police in its effort to deal with the rising spate of kidnapping in the country released the names of 40 kidnappers who were just arrested and paraded
Watch a NAIJ.com TV video below of Nigerians speaking bout how Evans should be punished.