By ABIRHIRE THOMAS
The Delta State Police Command says it, on Tuesday 23 August 2022, received five operational Hilux patrol vehicles donated by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement handed to Our Correspondent in Asaba, on Tuesday.
The vehicles, according to the CDS, were donated in the spirit of inter-agency cooperation and were presented on behalf of the CDS by the 63 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Mayeranso David Saraso.
General Irabor, who was represented by the Brigade Commander 63 Brigade, noted that the gesture was to support and enhance the performance of the Police in the security of life and property across the State because, there is need to assist other security agencies with the required tools to help in security.
The Patrol vehicles were received by Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, and members of the Command’s management team.
The CP, in his remarks, noted that it was a day of happiness for the Command, that the gesture exhibited by the CDS is one of a kind, uncommon and quite unbelievable, which will in no small way boost the morale of Police personnel in the state.
The CP assured the CDS that the vehicle will put into good use and it will definitely enhance the fight against crime and criminality in across State.
