The Inspector Basic of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, Tuesday, promised harder time for kidnappers and different criminals disturbing the peace of Ogun State.
The IG additionally authorised the instant creation of extra Space Instructions within the Ifo, Imeko and Ipokia areas of the state.
Egbetokun, who arrived on the command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, within the firm of the Assistant Inspector Basic (AIG) zone ll, Olatoye Durosimi, and the state commissioner of police, Abiodun Alamutu, charged officers of the command to step up their effort in preventing crime within the state.
Addressing stakeholders and the rank-and-file of the police power within the state, the IG known as for extra assist for the police to successfully fight crime within the state.
“I’ve heard your request for an space command in Ifo, and that request is hereby granted. We’re not solely stopping at giving space instructions to Ifo; we may also give two space instructions to the 2 border areas, Idiroko and Imeko.
“On the problem of manpower, lack of autos and operational logistics for Ogun state command, I’ve whispered to the CP that he ought to give me the record of all of the wants of the command and we’re going to take note of all of them.
“The problem of kidnapping, regardless of the excessive variety of checkpoints alongside the highway and that the border areas are nonetheless porous, I need to guarantee you that we’re going to tackle that problem, the CP goes to work on it.
“No matter we have to do to cease kidnapping in Ogun State, we’re going to do it. The truth that few crimes are being dedicated right here and there doesn’t have an effect on the peaceable standing of Ogun State.
“There is no such thing as a state in Nigeria that is freed from crime, and I nonetheless keep that one of many states that information the least is Ogun State, however that doesn’t imply that we’re going to settle for the few crimes which are being dedicated on this state; we’re going to take acceptable motion to make sure that we minimise the crime as a lot as attainable,” the IG stated.
In his welcome tackle, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, stated Ogun stays one of many most secure states in Nigeria regardless of having its fair proportion of insecurity challenges.
Alamutu stated the IGP’s go to would re-energise officers and males for higher service supply.
He promised that the police beneath Ogun’s command would stay loyal and dedicated to the beliefs and imaginative and prescient of the power.
Egbetokun, throughout the go to, met with Governor Dapo Abiodun and in addition commissioned the newly constructed Ogun State Police Command’s headquarters, the technical intelligence unit, in addition to the complaints unit, all throughout the premises of the command.
The IG can be anticipated to go to the 4 paramount rulers of Egba, Ijebu, Remo and Yewa.
