The Ogun State Government on Thursday donated 25 operational vehicles and surveillance drones to the State Police Command, for effective policing of the state.
The State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, handed over the vehicles to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, who was on a three-day working visit to the state.
At the handing over ceremony, held at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Abiodun, said the equipment and patrol vans would assist the Police in discharging their duties effectively.
The Police boss lauded Governor Abiodun for the kind assistance to the Police and informed him that he had given approval for the establishment of three additional area commands and Police stations and police stations
Egbetokun said he would not relent on his effort to put in place a professionally competent police force and change the policing narrative in the country for the better.
“We are going to create more police stations to match the development that is going on in Ogun state. We will establish more area commands, we are going to bring an additional mobile police squadron into the Ogun state.
“We must do everything to secure this state because Ogun State is very important to Nigeria.”
Speaking about the ongoing police reform, Egbetokun said, “I came in to put in place a professionally competent police force we intend to change the policing narrative in this country for the better.
“We need a police force that is service driven, that is rule of law compliance, that is people friendly. We need a police force that will be so well-positioned to respond appropriately and adequately to the dynamics of crimes in our society.
“We cannot achieve this without the support of state governments, we cannot achieve this without the support of the people of Nigeria. So I’m here today, not to ask you for your support because you have been giving that support but to plead that you don’t get tired of supporting the police in this state.”
Governor Abiodun while handing over the vans and drones to the IGP said the gesture was in line with the Federal government’s motive of zero tolerance for insecurity.
The governor promised to continue to support security agencies to win the war against crimes and criminalities in Nigeria
He applauded the innovative and transformational leadership style of Egbetokun, promising to continue to support Nigerian Police to enhance Community Policing so as to win the war against insecurity in Nigeria.
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