Police establish Bank Chain patrol squads in Imo – Punch Newspapers

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Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri 

Following the April 5 robbery attacks on some banks in Offa, Kwara State which led to the killing of some persons, the Imo State Police Command said it had set up Bank Chain patrol squads.

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, on Friday, said that the establishment was made of five squads and headed by a Superintendent of Police.

Ezike, who said that the command did not want to be caught unawares by bank robbers, maintained that the state was safe for banking transactions.

He pointed out that operatives were specially trained to counter bank robbery operations and added that his command wanted to make sure that the state was water tight against all forms of crimes, including invasion of banks.

“We don’t want what happened in Offa to happen here. We want to be proactive than reactive in Imo State. I have set up a squad known as Bank Chain…



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