The AIG made the call during an interactive session with the officers and men of the force on the occasion of his official tour to the Bauchi state force headquarters shortly after assuming duty as the new AIG in charge of Zone 12.
According to him, only when the police is visible everywhere, that the general public will be confident about their safety is guaranteed.
He said, "I want you to take your visibility policing very serious. When we go round, we want to see your patrol vehicles in strategic positions, that is to show the presence of police."
"Is not a matter of relaxing in your divisions or the police headquarters or in the operation department when you are supposed to be out. Let the visitors know, let the people, the residents of the state know that the state is safe."
"Because for your own perspective, it is safe but you don't know what the people are thinking. We don't want a situation where they will ask 'where are the policeman?'
"It is when they see your police vehicles outside in different locations they will know that there is the presence of police," he added.
The AIG said one of the strategies of visibility policing is to have police vehicles at most strategic places and every key junctions in the state.
He however said there is no need for keeping patrol vehicles at the headquarters and various police divisions, hence urged DPOs to take note of that.
He said, "Make sure that these patrol vehicles are out, don't be carried away that your state is peaceful because you wouldn't know when it will happen."
"Crime does not ring bell, it will not knock on your door that 'I want to commit,' you will only hear it happens."
He therefore urged the police to always be proactive, instead to reactive.
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