In line with the Inspector General of police vision and mission aimed at stamping out cultism and other vices amongst youth in the country through stakeholders participation and in line with the community oriented policing tenets, the Benue state command of the Nigeria police force has appointed SP Afegbai Ohilebo as the state command POCACOV coordinator for Benue state.
According to the National coordinator, POCACOV, CSP, Ebere Amaraizu, “we welcome SP Afegbai Ohilebo to POCACOV.
“He is experienced and has worked as a one time ADC to Adams Oshiomhole. He has also served in operation department of the state command amongst others.
“He is to drive the POCACOV message with relevant stakeholders in Benue state in line with the tenets of community oriented policing.
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) is an initiative of the Inspector General of Police, MOHAMMED A. ADAMU, NPM, mni, that is aimed at saving our youths from the claws of cultism and other vices through advocacy, awareness creation, sensitization and re-orientation, and School and community outreaches, amongst others.
The programme is informed, firstly, by the realisation that there is a correlation between cultism and other violent crimes involving our youth population. Secondly, is that deep-rooted and socially-driven crimes like cultism are best mitigated through a strategy that is premised on community policing practices which encourages building partnership towards addressing delinquencies that threaten our communal values.
