The Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Emmanuel Ekemejewa Sideso, Abe I, JP. OON has urged the Inspector General of Police(IGP) to consider the wider implication of frequent transfer of Commissioners of Police(CPs) in the efforts to combat crimes in the society.
The Uvwie Monarch spoke in Effurun, Uvwie LGC today(3/11/2026) when the newly appointed Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Etaifo Erale paid him a courtesy visit, saying that transferring police commissioners before they familiarised themselves with the communities was making the fight against crime a big challenge.
He told CP Erale to ensure that his message was passed to the IGP because most communities in Delta state were getting concern with the frequent transfer of Police Commissioners just few months after they arrived in the state thus making it difficult for the commissioners to understand the various complexities in the communities and collaborate with stakeholders to combat crimes.
Responding to the statement earlier by CP Erale on the need for the police and traditional institutions to work harmoniously to combat crimes, the Monarch said while the palace was ready to work with the police, they was need to for police to built trust with the people and be transparent because when persons with criminal history were arrested and released they end up threatening informants.
The Monarch explained that because of his desire to sustain the peace in his kingdom, he set up a security committee when he assumed office to liaise constantly with the security agencies to checkmate any breach of peace and that the committee was made up all major ethnic groups in the country as Uvwie was a cosmopolitan community.
Earlier. the police commissioner expressed happiness that Delta state was now enjoying sustained peace compared to the era of militancy but identified some major criminal challenges now facing the state which included cultism, drug abuse and sexual molestation particularly among the youths, warning that he had zero tolerance for these crimes and persons arrested would be dealt with according to law.
CP Erale also enjoined the Uvwie Monarch to pray for him to ensure the success of his assignment in Delta state saying his posing to the state was like home coming and it was long over due as he was from Edo state. He was accompanied by ACP Aliyu Shaba, the Area Commander, Effurun Area Command and several senior police officers
