Ogun
State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has tasked the Inspector General of
Police, Solomon Arase to embrace community policing in the internal security
drive of the Nigeria Police, as no security outfit can achieve significant
success without people’s co-operation.
Governor
Amosun who gave this advice when the Inspector General of Police, paid him a
courtesy visit in Abeokuta, said that no nation could thrive without adequate
security of lives and property.
He
emphasized that intelligence gathering would be made easier when people believe
in security agency, adding that security is not the sole responsibility of the
federal government but the duty of all and sundry.
The
Governor who said that his administration since inception had made significant
progress in creating an enabling and secured environment for people, noted that
he was among the Nigerians that called for the establishment of State police,
pointing out that both state and federal security outfits could co-exist to
achieve a common goal.
‘’For
any security agency to succeed, they need to have the people’s co-operation. They
need to have confidence in you and believe in you. Then, the work of
intelligence gathering would be made easier.
I’m
part of those calling for the establishment of state police since there are no
federal people. I do not see why state and federal government-owned security
outfit cannot co-exist to achieve a common goal. There is probably no state in
the country where other states are not represented. Security is not just about
Federal Government but the duty of all,’’ Amosun stated.
While commending the Police Chief for his
interest in ensuring that Late H.I.D. Awolowo had a hitch-free burial, assured
that the State Government would continue to collaborate with security agencies
for the protection of lives and property.
Speaking
earlier, Inspector General of Police, Arase, commended Governor Amosun for
blazing the trail in the procurement of
Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) to enhance the work of security men, saying
that, ‘’the Ogun State under your leadership has achieved a huge socio-economic
development by putting security in the right place.When you came, you were one
of the first Governors who came in with Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and
you have not stopped enhancing the job of security agencies since then. I’m
sure the huge level of socio-economic development under your leadership has
been possible because of your investment in security,’’ Arase said.
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