Police commissioner Adamu Elleman has called for collaboration with hoteliers in Niger to enhance crime prevention.

Mr Elleman made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting with hoteliers in Minna to address the menace of thuggery.

”You were invited for an interactive session over the menace of thuggery that has been rearing its ugly head in the city. If we foster open communication and collaboration, the police and hoteliers can exchange valuable intelligence, helping to better understand and respond to criminal threats.

”Hoteliers can also provide valuable insights into potential criminal activities occurring within their establishments. Some of these miscreants committing thuggery in the state are not from Minna. They usually commit these vices with the use of tricycles and motorcycles, robbing unsuspecting members of the public,” said the police chief.

According to him, the miscreants steal peoples’ valuables and cause injuries or even outright death, using the proceeds of the crimes to lodge in hotels, thereby getting shelter from hoteliers.

”We urge you to assist security agencies in sanitising the city by providing intelligence and observing your customers,” Mr Elleman told the hoteliers.

The police chief said the police have succeeded in arresting many thugs and miscreants for disturbing the peace in the city, including those who committed culpable homicide.

The hoteliers thanked Mr Elleman for holding the meeting.

They used the opportunity to table some of their challenges with security agencies to Mr Elleman.

(NAN)