Governor Willie Obiano recently directed the Anambra state Police Command not to allow people of questionable characters to live in uncompleted buildings.
The directive followed intelligence report that suspected criminals use uncompleted buildings as hideouts to perpetrate crimes.
Speaking with the ABS, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed, says there is ongoing police patrol around those areas.
The PPRO revealed this during an interview in his office in the command’s headquarter Amawbia.
It has been gathered that some uncompleted buildings which dote various parts of the state , not only affect the aesthetic value of the environment but also serve as a hideout to some people with questionable character.
But that is not to say that everyone living in such places is bad .
However, CSP Mohammed said the police in partnership with community leaders, vigilante groups and youths, patrol uncompleted buildings in the state to ensure that nobody uses such places as hideout to perpetrate crimes.
He explained that the police is focusing mostly on Indian hemp smokers and burglars who use uncompleted buildings for criminal activities.
In his reaction , the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Anambra State Physical Planning Board,Mr Chike Maduekwe, said his agency has no authority to determine when a developer will complete his buildings considering the fact that there are a lot of factors that may mitigate against the speedy completion of houses.
He explained that his agency is there to ensure that buildings have structural integrity, built according to the approved plan and is safe for the developer and the people around him.
Mr Maduekwe, however, added that his agency is ready to collaborate and coorporate with the police warning that any house which is used for dangerous activities will be sealed off.
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