Security and Development in the District

The District is under the Command of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and has four [4] stations under it. They are Kuntanase, Jachie, Feyiase and Kessben College of Education Police Station. The District is made up of Forty – two [42] personnel. Thus One [1] SPO, Three [3] C/Inspectors, Two [2] Inspectors, Six [6] Sergeants, Fifteen [15] Corporals, Eight [8] L/Corporals and Nine [9] Constables. During the year under review, the Police in the District organized out – reach programmes to educate and sensitize communities within its area of responsibility about crime and criminal activities and need for the commuters to partner the Police in combating crime.

Proactive measures such as Swoops, Day and Night patrols, Snap Checks were also organized to increase Police visibility and also to flush out miscreants and to defer potential criminals from committing crimes. Armed guards were also provided to vital installations including District Chief Executives bungalows and Banks within the catchment area. Deliberate efforts were made to reduce to the barest minimum election related violence and due to the aforementioned measures the District generally was able to reduce crime to an appreciable level and also did not record any election related violence.

Police Facilities in the District:

The District has Two [2] serviceable vehicles, Six [6] motorbikes, four [4] Police stations with only one [1] barracks occupied by four [4] personnel.

Commonly and Major Reported Offences from 2014 – 2016

The following are offences commonly reported at our outfit; Assault, Stealing, Threat of Harm, Defrauding by false pretences, Threat of Death, Causing Harm, Causing Unlawful damage and Offensive conduct.

Challenges of the Service:

The District experienced acute manpower deficit and lacks barracks/rented quarters accommodation for the personnel. For instance, Kuntanase Police station with a total of Twenty – two [22] personnel has only three [3] single rooms, Feyiase Police Station with strength of Seven personnel has Four [4] cubicles, Kessben University College of Education Police Station with Four [4] personnel has Four [4] single rooms as barracks whilst Jachie Police Station with Eleven [11] personnel has none. The District has no rented quarters. There is the need to immediately build a Police barracks on a plot of land where the District Headquarters is situated to accommodate the personnel who are staying outside the District.  Some of the roads in the district are not motorable which sometimes renders patrols to those communities ineffective.

 Proposed Programmes and Projects for [2018 – 2021] Period:

The District has plan to organize out – reach events to educate and sensitize communities within its catchment area of responsibilities about crime and criminal activities and need for the commuters to partner the Police in combating crime. Proactive measures including Swoops, Day and Night patrols, Snap Checks and motor bike patrols will be implemented to increase Police visibility and also to flush out criminals and to deter potential criminals from committing crimes.

  Issues of Importance in Planning and Development of the District:

Hotspots policing strategy introduced in the region is laudable as it is working perfectly to enable the district carry out the strategy to its perfection. Also to extend patrols to the remote communities there is the need to implement motor bike patrols. The public has seen the Police as partners in combating crime and there is the need to sustain the confidence the public has in the service