Breaking news >> Police seeks media support in Akwa Ibom
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Police seeks media support in Akwa Ibom THE Akwa Ibom Police Command on Wednesday solicited the support of journalists in the state to enhance security. Mr Don Awunah, the state Commissioner of Police, made the appeal during a courtesy call on the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom Council, in Uyo. Awunah said the media in the state were vibrant and should see themselves as agents of growth, urging media practitioners to focus on developmental journalism devoid of sectionalism. “We have come to solicit for cooperation and understanding because journalists are critical; the course of my responsibility is to make Akwa Ibom safe. “You have the ability and capable means of arranging and passing information the way you want to serve the interest of the generality of the people,” Awunah said. He said the importance of the meeting was to partner with the media in order not to prevent “yellow journalism”. The commissioner however advised that the reportage of crime and criminality s