By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria
Kofar Jatau and Unguwar Fatika Communities in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State in collaboration with International Peace and Secure Society (IPSS) has officially opened its office of Rejuvenated Neighborhood Watch at Kofar Jatau Zaria City,
Speaking at the commissioning of the office at the weekend, the Zaria City Divisional Police Officer, CSP Kasimu Abdul charged communities around to make use of the opportunity to make the area crime free.
CSP Kasimu warned that they will not allow any kind of interference by women in the name of bail, stressing that henceforth, such behavior should be stopped.
He congratulated Kofar Jatau Community for the efforts they put in making the office a reality.
Earlier in his address, the Director General of International Peace and Secure Society (IPSS) Comrade Yahaya Danjuma said, it is a collective decision with the community to have full control as well as to curtail the escalation of crime in the community, especially by some unknown faces in the area.
Dr. Danjuma said the community Rejuvenated Neighborhood Watch volunteers in Kofar Jatau have been coopted into the collaboration of Community Based Security Organization (CCBSO) Kaduna.
According to him, IPSS is aimed at human skills society, peace building, non violent education, promoting safety and security, advocating for community policing, among other issues that may arise.
The IPSS D/G emphasized that this effort is to curtail the frequent escalation of crime within the Kofar Jatau and Unguwar Fatika axis as well as to chase away all sorts of criminal activities which attracted some unknown criminal faces that turned the area to their crime zone in connivance with some perpetrators from the communities.
The occasion had the attendance, NDLEA, NSCDC, Peace Corps, JTF Hisbah and Divisional Police Officers of Danmagaji and Zaria City respectfully.
During the occasion, some personalities were honoured with fellowship of IPSS Certificates.
