Men of the Nigerian police, Imo state command can be said to be part of the Nollywood family. And they could be asked to be part of a movie production in the state. POPULAR SIDE was amazed at their posture during Wednesday’s patrol of major streets in Owerri. Armed to the teeth and moving with blue – coloured armoured vehicles, the policemen were doing shakara show, even as they were said to be after ex – militants from Oguta who threatened to make the state ungovernable if the man who won the State Assembly seat for the constituency was not sworn in on Wednesday. In apparent bid to keep a tab on the suspected hoodlums, police rolled out tanks. Their postures were amusing. What disturbed your concerned POPULAR SIDE was where police men parked the four armoured vehicles they rolled out for a mere threat when kidnappers are having a field day in Owerri and the entire state. Where were the police and their armoured tanks when popular pharmacist was kidnapped some months ago at the very – busy Ama JK corner on Douglas Road? Where were the police and their fighting power last weekend when gunmen killed a newspaper owner on Owerri Streets? Are policemen on showmanship game or trying to say they are existing? POPULAR SIDE wants them to answer the question by combating kidnapping ravaging the state than mobilise.
