Delta CP: Blame Rising Crime On #EndSARS protests

Delta State Commissioner of Police Ari Mohammed Ali has traced
the crime wave in the country to the EndSARS protests last year
during which arms and ammunition were looted by hoodlums.

He said such arms are still in the hands of the hoodlums who use
them to perpetrate crime, thereby worsening the security situation
in the country.

The CP spoke with reporters on Tuesday n Asaba, the state
capita, noting that the protest, which started peacefully with
genuine intentions, was later hijacked by hoodlums, including
internet fraudsters, kidnappers, cultists and armed robbers.

Mohammed Ali said the security agencies, particularly the
police, were the worst hit, pointing out that many police personnel
were killed, their formations and vehicles vandalised, while arms
and ammunition were carted away by the criminals.

He said police personnel were disillusioned and their morale
dampened due to the losses suffered, forcing them to withdraw their
presence from public places for fear of being attacked.

Delta State Commissioner of Police Ari Mohammed Ali has traced
the crime wave in the country to the EndSARS protests last year
during which arms and ammunition were looted by hoodlums.

He said such arms are still in the hands of the hoodlums who use
them to perpetrate crime, thereby worsening the security situation
in the country.

The CP spoke with reporters on Tuesday n Asaba, the state
capita, noting that the protest, which started peacefully with
genuine intentions, was later hijacked by hoodlums, including
internet fraudsters, kidnappers, cultists and armed robbers.

Mohammed Ali said the security agencies, particularly the
police, were the worst hit, pointing out that many police personnel
were killed, their formations and vehicles vandalised, while arms
and ammunition were carted away by the criminals.

He said police personnel were disillusioned and their morale
dampened due to the losses suffered, forcing them to withdraw their
presence from public places for fear of being attacked.