From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has bestowed some special awards on the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 13, Ukpo, Anambra state, Godwin Ndidi Aghaulor for his gallant efforts so far in fighting crime to a standstill in the zone.
The awards included Agunechemba, Gallant Crime Fighter, Grand Commander and Community Policing Ambassador.
The committee also conferred an honorary title of Ugosimba and Patroness on the AIG’s wife, Mrs. Salome Chinasa Aghaulor, just as they equally conferred an honorary title of Administrative Expert on the Zonal Poliice Public Relations Officer, ZPPRO, Josephine Ihunwo.
Among the special awards conferred on AIG Aghaulo included Agunechemba (The Lion that guides the zone), Community Policing Ambassador, Grand Commander and Gallant Crime Fighter.
Conferring the awards in the AIG, his wife and the ZPPRO during a security summit/official visit of the AIG to Onitsha at the PCRC Hall, Central Police Station, CPS, Onitsha, the Senior Special Assistant to the National Chairman of PCRC on Interstate Projects (Southeast Zone), Sir Vic Agubisi described Aghaulor as a security giant and a role model to both the police force and humanity for setting standards in crime fighting.
Agubisi explained that the awards were in line with PCRC’s avowed determination to reward whosoever devoted their time and resources in making the law abiding citizens sleep with their two eyes closed without being molested by hoodlums.
Agubisi who commended the police high command for finding Aghaullor a true son of Igbo speaking Delta worthy of being trusted with the security of lives and properties of people of Zone 13 which is domiciled in the heart of Igbo land, further explained that Aghaulor deserved his status as AIG because of his quality track records.
Responding, the highly elated AIG Aghaulor commended Agubisi and his team of PCRC members for their initiative and for devoting their time and resources in assisting the police give maximum services in terms of provision of adequate security of lives and properties of the entire citizenry.
He therefore charged members of the public to always give useful information to the police for effective crime prevention.
“These triple awards would no doubt spur me and my men to fight crime and criminality to a barest minimum, particularly at this present time when insecurity of lives and properties have become the order of the day,” said Aghaulor.