The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Owerri has elected and inaugurated a new set of executive officers led by Mr Bathram Uzodinma.
The National Chairman of the PCRC, Alhaji Mogaji Olaniyi, inaugurated the 15-man executive committee, as part of activities marking the PCRC’s 41st anniversary celebrations held in Imo on Saturday.
Olaniyi charged the Uzodinma-led executives to eschew arrogance, power confrontation and vindictiveness in the discharge of their duties.
He also urged the PCRC family in the state to extend their support and cooperation to the new executives.
He urged them to keep the flag flying through commitment and dedication to duty, to strengthen the relationship between the police and the public.
He, however, hailed the immediate past excos led by Mr Chima Chukwunyere for their exemplary performance which he noted has raised the credibility of the organisation.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aboki Danjuma, represented by the command’s spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, commended Mogaji for enhancing the relationship between the police and the public.
He said that sustained partnership, trust and collaborations were of crucial importance for the police and the PCRC to move on.
He congratulated the new Excos on their emergence and wished them a successful tenure.
Also speaking, Uzodinma pledged to justify the confidence reposed in him, promising a robust relationship between the police and the public.
Earlier, Chukwunyere said he established a weekly radio programme in Owerri to smoothen the relationship of the police with the public.
He added that he also created a stronger public awareness on the dangers of cultism, drug addiction and other vices among students.
According to him, police still remain friends with members of the public.
Chukwunyere, who is the MD/CEO of Domino Paramount Hotel Owerri, said that between 2008 till date, he had so far offered free hotel accommodation to police officers on transit to the tune of N7.6 million.
“In addition to the radio programmes, the Imo PCRC under my watch regularly visited secondary schools across the state to sensitise students on the dangers of drug abuse and cultism, with our 68th visit last Thursday, to City School, Owerri”, he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that erstwhile Chairman Chukwunyere joined the association in 1996.
NAN also noted that he had served in various leadership positions since 2008, including Southeast Zonal Chairman, culminating in being the Imo chairman in 2025.
Chukwunyere has now been elevated to the position of National Consultant, Community Policing of the PCRC, for his role in reviving and revitalising the committee in Imo and the Southeast.
