Ogun State is well-positioned for the establishment of its own police force, with migration of over 6,000 personnel of the Ogun State Security Network, code-named Amotekun, and the So-Safe Corps to the state police force.
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, who disclosed this at the weekend, said that the state is ready available to provide an experienced manpower base.
“Between Amotekun and So-Safe Corps, we have over 6,000 personnel. We are ready for the Ogun State Police Command, and that will make the difference in protecting the lives and property of our people,” he said.
The Governor said effective security remained fundamental to economic growth and sustainable development, stressing that collaboration between communities and security agencies was essential to creating a safe environment for residents, businesses and investors.
“I am the Chairman of the Governors’ Forum on State Police Creation and the representative of the President in the Governors’ Forum on State Police Creation. I am proud to announce that the Ogun State House of Assembly has approved the creation of State Police,” he said.
The governor spoke at the 50th anniversary celebration of Ereke Day in Ikenne, Ikenne Local Government Area, where he described the Ogun State House of Assembly’s approval of state police as a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to strengthen its security architecture.
“The state had already established a strong security foundation that would facilitate the transition to state policing and strengthen the protection of lives and property,” the Governor said.
Abiodun, who chairs the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Committee on State Police Creation and represents President Bola Tinubu in the committee, said Ogun was prepared to translate the initiative into an effective policing structure.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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