Wike launches ‘Operation Sting’ to fight insecurity in Rivers

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday launched a new
state security outfit code-named ‘Operation Sting’ to improve the
security of lives and property across the state.

Wike explained that the operation would be fully funded by the
state government to tackle criminal elements and reduce crime and
criminality in all parts of the state.

The governor said the security outfit would tackle the sources
and drivers of insecurity, warning that all criminals in the state
would be got rid of.

On logistics for the take-off of the outfit, Wike said, “Under
Operation Sting, we have taken concrete steps to strengthen the
logistics and operational capability of the civil and armed
security forces.

“Seventy-six patrol/operational vehicles fitted with
communication gadgets, eight armoured fitted gunboats to tighten
coastal security and protect our waterways from the activities of
criminals.”

Others, the governor said are, “Two Armoured Personnel Carriers
for police swift responses actions, 450 hand-held mobile radios to
enhance communication among the security personnel and overcome the
current wide gaps in intelligence gathering.”

The governor said the state government had established
operational bases in all the 23 local government areas to
strengthen the command, control structures of the initiative and
ensure effective coordination and synergy with the state
headquarters, the LGAs and the communities.

While appreciating the personnel of the outfit, who will
participate in the new security architecture, the governor said the
state government had set up a fund to take care of their families
should they suffer any calamity in the course of their service.

He acknowledged that the state had faced major security
challenges in the area of kidnapping, cult activities and armed
robbery.

Wike said the state was not yet as peaceful as the
administration desired, hence the renewed effort to stamp out
criminality.

In his remarks, the state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha
Dandaura, explained that the objective of the operation was to get
rid of criminals and reduce crime to the barest minimum.

Wike’s wife urges women to improve capacities

In another development, the wife of the governor, Suzzette,
urged women to shun feminine rivalries and improve their capacities
to succeed in the business world.

Mrs Wike, who stated this during a female entrepreneurship
training conference organised by a non-profit organisation –
ImpactHer – in Port Harcourt, urged the women to trust in their
competences and always create avenues to improve in order to
compete favourably with their male counterparts.

She advised female business owners to harness their differences
in achieving their goals, rather than fight over such
differences.

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