The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has given approval for the establishment of two additional Area Commands in Benue State, alongside the elevation of five Police Stations to full Divisions, as part of efforts to strengthen security presence and efficiency across the state.

This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Benue State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet.

She explained that the restructuring was introduced to tackle operational difficulties the Command had been experiencing in certain local government areas, especially where long distances between communities and security formations slowed police response

Edet, explained that the structural adjustment became necessary as a result of challenges confronting the Command in the course of policing troubled Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the state.

The statement disclosed that “an appraisal of the current security challenges and operations carried out in recent times reveals that some geographical gaps exist between the police and the people in some LGAs hence the adjustment.

“The two Area Commands created are: Daudu Area Command and Naka Area Command while the five Police Stations that have been upgraded to Police Divisions are Ayilamo, Yelewata, Jato-Aka, Okpokolo and Agan Police Divisions.

Daudu Area Command shall supervise Guma, Daudu Yelewata and Agan Police Division while Naka Area Command shall supervise Naka, Apa, Agatu and Okpokolo Police Divisions.

The Comnannd noted that the adjustment would assist the Command in policing troubled areas with large and difficult terrains and these Divisions will also ensure quick resolution of conflict between farmers and herders and facilitate quick response to distress calls.

The Police Commissioner, Ifeany Emenari, thanked the Inspector General of Police for his continuous support to the Command and the crucial adjustment that is geared toward bringing permanent solutions to the challenges bedeviling these areas.