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Top Cop promises Sophia residents swifter responses
During a telephone interview yesterday, Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell, promised that complaints made by Sophia residents to the police will see swifter responses.
Commissioner of Police (ag), Leroy Brumell
The Top Cop said the Inspector who was in charge of the safety of Sophia residents has been replaced, and that during a meeting with his subordinates, certain measures were put in place to ensure that ranks respond promptly. They were also equipped with an additional vehicle.
Brumell’s assurances came following an open letter that was published in this newspaper on Tuesday last, where the residents of Sophia described the frustration that led to the murder of an alleged home intruder on May 8.
In the letter, the residents of Sophia said that they have had enough, and will no longer tolerate the failed attempts by the police force to ensure their right to security.
“Many households are traumatised by gunmen and thieves in the area. People cannot sleep at nights because of fear of the unwelcomed guests coming into your home and robbing you, beating you and threatening to take your life if you don’t give into their demands. We the residents of Sophia have had enough!”
In the same letter, the residents acknowledged that while the beating to death of the mason is unacceptable, it goes to show their level of frustration.
Earlier last month, the news of a brutal vigilante killing in Sophia shocked the country. Nigel Roy Lowe, a 41-year-old mason, was stripped naked, tied to a utility pole at ‘B’ Field, Sophia, and beaten to death by a group of residents.
Prior reports indicated that Lowe had gone to his mother’s house in ‘A’ Field Sophia to use her latrine, but the woman was not at home. Observers reportedly mistook the Sophia resident for one of the “regular” home intruders, and raised an alarm.
Villagers became so angry, that without hearing an explanation, they stripped Lowe, dragged him over to ‘B’ Field Sophia, where they tied him to a utility pole, and beat him to death.
Dead: Nigel Roy Lowe
“We are hard working people. Who would we entrust to protect us when the police are themselves scared, Mr. Commissioner? We are our neighbours’ keepers and we will protect ourselves if the police cannot protect us,” the residents warned.
Nonetheless, Commissioner Brumell is hoping that the changes made will see positive results.
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