04 Mar 2018

Sebina resident, Mr Onkabetse Daniel says community support is important for the police to succeed in the fight against crime.

Speaking at an event to handover six bicycles he bought for the police in Sebina on recently, Mr Daniel said as a citizen, he found it important to take up the responsibility of helping the police to fight crime.

He noted that for the national police to be recognised in Africa as a leading police force, all should come on board and give support.

He further appealed to residents  of Sebina, Nshakashogwe and surrounding villages not to view the police as their enemies but people who were out there to help  and protect them against criminals.

He added that Batswana were lving in peace and harmony because government had taken a responsbility to ensure that there was law and order at all times as law enforcement officers were doing their job with integrity and diligence.

Divisional commander north, Senior Assistant Commissioner Cynthia Setilo said the fight against crime needed partnership adding that they were confident they would win the battle against crime when they work with the coomunity.

Furthermore, she stated that often they received negative feedback that some of their officers were not doing their job to the expectation of the public.

This, she said was an important feedback, which could help them to improve and do their job better.

“Feedback whether positive or negative always gives direction on where to improve,” she said.

Meanwhile, Kgosi Shathani Mokoka of Sebina in his welcome remarks, said although the police were given mandate to police them, the public was also expected to help them do their work.

Kgosi Mokoka added that in Sebina, they had a crime prevention committee named Tjisha made up of representatives from the two villages of Sebina and Nshakashogwe.

He noted that they had strategies, which they had put in place among such holding meetings with all other stakeholders such as the business community, residents and even students.

In addition, he highlighted that general crime statistics had gone down.

He highlighted that housebreakings were going down as per their target of reducing them by 10 per cent per quarter.

He noted that they had since resorted to reviving cells so that they could intensify their presence.

When doing patrols, he said they reached areas such as lands, where some criminals hide after committing criminal activities. ENDS