By Ismail Umar, Sokoto
As part of activity marking the 2026 National Police Day, the Sokoto State Police Command, has organized a free medical outreach for the residents of Gagi Area, a suburb of Sokoto city, Sokoto South local government area of the state.
Speaking at the inauguration of the exercise at the Gagi Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), the Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Hassan Shaffa, said that the gesture was to bolster the provision of quality healthcare to the people of the state.
CP Shaffa said that the day was to honour the fallen heroes of the Nigeria Police Force, maintaining that the sacrifices would not not go in vain.
He said the theme for the 2026 celebration is” Community Partnership, Building Trust” was choose to bridge fear and promote sustainable collaboration between police and members of the community.
He noted that the outreach was to show the commitment of the Police to the provision of adequate healthcare for the people of the state beyond ensuring the security of lives and property.
” The exercise includes blood sugar check, blood pressure check, HIV test, Health education all for free as part of police contribution to the sustainable health among communities in sokoto,” the CP noted.
While insisting that the fight against insecurity is a collective responsibility, CP Shaffa vowed to ramp up robust collaborations with the state government, Sultanate Council of Sokoto, other security agencies as well as critical stakeholders.
He called on community members to continue to supply credible intelligence report to security operatives for sustained security in the state.
In his remarks, the District Head of Gagi, Sarkin Yakin Gagi, applauded the command for bringing the outreach to the community.
Alhaji Sani Umar said that the gesture would go a long way in improving the health statuses of the residents of the area, adding, ”Police is a friend to all as we are witnessing today in this exercise.
The District Head expressed appreciation to the Commissioner of Police for his determination towards ensuring society free of any rate of criminality.
Also speaking, the Vice Chairman of Sokoto South local government, Hon. Umar Faruk, commended the police for identifying gagi community to provide the outreach.
He assured the police the council continuous support and cooperation for sustained security across the area.