Dickson: Armed Forces Must Enforce Law Without Sentiments

Emmanuel Addeh Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State yesterday called on Nigeria’s armed forces to carry out the enforcement of law and order without political or religious sentiments.

Dickson maintained that security forces did not have to be politically correct to carry out their sensitive responsibility of law enforcement in the society, stressing that the critical issue of law enforcement shouldn’t be subjected to political whims.

The governor who made the comment while speaking at an Armed Forces Remembrance interdenominational service in Yenagoaalso urged Nigerians to also pray for protection the security forces in the performance of their duties.

“I advise all to continue to pray for God to protect and guide our men and women in uniform, and also for God to give them the courage to do what is right and not to be politically correct because this is a case, mainly, of law and order.

“There is nothing partisan, there is nothing political about it. Crime is crime, a criminal is a criminal and a killer is a killer.

“Our position in the state is very well known : that in this government under me, there is no tolerance for lawlessness, brigandage or violence or criminality. And so we pray for courage, for our men and women to do what is right,” he said.

The governor who also called for prayers for the families of the late heroes and their counterparts in active service, demanded improved attention for the welfare of the ex-service personnel in the country

Dickson restated the zero tolerance policy of his administration “for lawlessness, brigandage, violence or criminality.”