Anambra Police Bans Fire Works And Knockouts Within The State
It is not uncommon for Nigerians to celebrate
the yuletide with knockouts and fireworks. Being aware of this, the Anambra
Police Command has placed a total ban on the use of knockouts and fireworks
within the state.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of the
Anambra state police command said this in a statement released on Thursday 22nd
December 2022. He said the directive became necessary considering the current
security situation of the state.
The statement read;
“As part of a proactive measure by the Anambra State Police
Command to sustain public safety and peace in the state, the Commissioner of
Police, CP Echeng Echeng, has banned the sale and use of fireworks, knockouts,
and firecrackers in the state.
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“This plan shall enhance adequately already policing strategy
put in place that is potent and dynamic to respond to any emergency and
security concerns peculiar to Christmas and end-of-the-year festivities.
“The CP noted that the use of knockouts, and others, aside
from constituting nuisance and disturbance of public peace, is also capable of
causing unnecessary fear and apprehension and other dangers associated with its
usage, especially during this harmattan period.
“This is in addition to the possibility of providing an
escape space for criminals after the commission of a crime.
“The CP equally called on parents/guardians to impress on
their children and wards to desist from the sale and use of fireworks,
firecrackers, knockouts, and others as the ban is in the best interest of all.
“He warned persons trading in these banned items to seek
alternative ventures.”
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