Kwara CP Meets Stakeholders on Security Breaches in Isin, Ekiti LGA

 

 

The Commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, psc+, FISN, on Tuesday held a stakeholders meeting at the Police Officers Mess GRA Ilorin in her renewed effort to finally put a stop to the incidents of kidnapping and sometimes killing of kidnapped victims in Isin and Ekiti Local Government Areas of Kwara State,

This is contained in a statement signed by SP Okasanmi Ajayi mnipr,  Police Public Relations Officer, Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday in Ilorin.

The stakeholders meeting had in attendance all the traditional rulers of towns and villages in both Isin and Ekiti LGAs.

Also in attendance are Ardos, Jowuros, members of the Miyetti-Allah, Gaa-Allah, Vigilante, professional hunters, farmers, and others.

In her opening remarks, the CP expressed the urgent need to nip in the bud the incessant abductions and killings of victims by suspected kidnappers, especially in the last two weeks, both in Iwo-Isin and Isanlu-Isin, all in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Notwithstanding the fact that five of the suspected kidnappers have been arrested and five kidnapped victims have been rescued, while sadly two of the victims were brutally murdered by the kidnappers, the need to act now cannot be overemphasized.

Consequently, in order to achieve this arduous task, all hands must be on deck.

CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi also reiterated the need for the traditional rulers to work hand in glove with non-state actors in their various communities to support the efforts of the police.

She also noted that the possibility of some mischievous natives joining hands with the evil ones to perpetrate this dastardly act cannot be completely erased.

She therefore advised the traditional rulers to warn their youths and others sabotaging the efforts of security agents to desist, or else the long arms of the law would soon catch up with them.

While she also advised Fulani settlers, herders, and other non-natives to cooperate with their landlords in jointly fighting the common enemies, they should also warn herders among them to avoid night and child grazing to forestall issues of grazing of crops by their herds, which often times causes conflicts between the herders and the farmers.

In his response, HRH Oba Olugbenga Oloyede Solomon, the Olusin of Isanlu-Isin, suggested some solutions to the challenges.

He reiterated the need for more security personnel, vehicles, and other logistics, including motivating the vigilantes and hunters by providing them with mobility and stipends for efficiency in patrolling the long stretch forests surrounding their towns.

He also advised his fellow traditional rulers to work with security agents by giving them timely and actionable information.

On his own part, HRH (Prof.) Stephen Billy Olajide,the Olola of Olla Kingdom spoke of the need for police authority to provide necessary modern crime fighting tools to the police, including CCTV cameras and drones both in the forests and towns.

He said security has gone scientific the world over and Nigeria should not be left behind, while also suggesting that as Africans we must not fold our arms and give up because, according to him, there are other traditional means by which security challenges could be tackled.

In his own submission, the Ardo of Fulani in Isin Local Government Area speaking on behalf of Fulani, herders and Miyetti-Allah in Isin expressed happiness for the convening of the meeting and pledged to support every effort put forward to take on the insecurities in the area, including forming a joint vigilante with the indigents.

He said two of his sons had at one time or another been kidnapped, and he suffered before he could get them released.

He accepted the challenge to be at the fore-front of enforcing that night grazing and child grazing in the area were stopped.

At the end of the parley, it became evident that everyone present was ready and willing to see to the end of the challenges caused by these criminals with the way and manner many participants spoke at the meeting.

CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, the Commissioner of Police, thanked the traditional rulers and other stakeholders for their patience and contribution during the duration of the meeting, promising that from time to time such meetings would be organized to review the security strategies implemented and make amends where necessary.

SP Okasanmi Ajayi mnipr
Police Public Relations Officer, Kwara State Police Command.
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE KWARA STATE.

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