By JIMITOTA ONOYUME

PORT HARCOURT— EX-militant commanders in Delta State have resolved to move against oil theft and other related crimes in the region.

The ex-militant commanders, under the aegis of Leadership Forum for Peace in Niger Delta, said they will no longer tolerate incidence of oil theft and kidnapping in the Niger Delta.

‘General’ Reuben Wilson, who spoke in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, said in furtherance of their resolve, they had to mobilise to rescue some foreigners, who were taken hostage in Bayelsa State.

He said: “Only two weeks ago, some of the leaders, who commanded camps in the creeks before they surrendered their guns for the government’s amnesty, were involved in securing some foreigners, who were kidnapped in Bayelsa State.”

He said they will do their best to discourage oil theft and kidnapping in the region.

Pledging support for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan come 2015, Wilson said ex-commanders had started meeting to strategise on how to discourage members from returning to crime.

… as Delta introduces e-surveillance
By Austin Ogwuda

Asaba—DELTA State Police Command has introduced an e-surveillance scheme that will automatically alert the Command in emergency situations, especially when one is kidnapped or home burgled.

Deputy Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Lakanu Taiwo, in a statement in Asaba, yesterday, said: “The platform is built to enhance public security against all forms of criminal attacks on persons and property to ensure prompt and rapid response to distress if and when under attack.

“To achieve this objective, the Command seeks the collaboration of all stakeholders to cue into the community-based participatory e-surveillance scheme to protect themselves from car theft, burglary, kidnapping, robbery and other violent criminal attacks by registering their homes, business premises, vehicles, among others, on the Intruder Alarm and Tracking Management platform at the state Command headquarters and all police divisions in the state.”

He added that the Platform was currently in operation in Delta and other state police commands in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s directive.