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About 100 members of Community Policing Committees (CPCs) from Muhoza Sector in Musanze District have been urged to work in unison with the people and security organs in identifying people that might be involved in unlawful acts.
The call was made recently during a meeting that was also attended by police officers and local leaders. It aimed at further enlightening them on community policing initiatives and to emphasize the effectiveness of partnership and real time information sharing towards crime prevention.
Jean Pierre Manzi, the Executive Secretary of Muhoza Sector said that effectiveness in fighting and preventing crimes, knowing wrongdoers starts with the commitment of CPCs as the people on the ground, and understand the day-to-day activities within their villages.
He urged them to make use of the village record book, work with the residents and know new people in their communities as well as those that could be making, selling or abusing drugs.
“Our country is where it is today because of security, which is the responsibility of everyone and CPCs in particular; the people expects you to lead them in ensuring effective community night patrol, neighborhood watch and directing them where to take their complaints instead of fighting,” the executive secretary said.
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP), Viateur Ntiyamira, the District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO), asked participants to avoid engaging or facilitating illegal and criminal acts and trafficking and selling narcotic drugs and sometimes harboring drug dealers.
Antione Gahutu, the Village Chief of Gatorwa, said such a meeting is important to refresh their minds on their tasks and look back and rectify the errors they could have made in fighting crimes and implementation of community development programmes.
