Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 10:47 am
Figures released to National show, that since March,
Police Officers are continuing to leave the force while gang
numbers explode, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon
Brown says.
“From March to June 2021, Constabulary
Police numbers have dropped from 10,244 to 10,117, a drop of
127, meanwhile over the same period gang numbers have been
increasing at a rate of one new gang member per
day.
“The increase in gang numbers has been met with
great concern by the New Zealand public, but few know that
police numbers have gone in the opposite direction at the
same time; a deeply concerning trend.
Adegboyega Oyetola
As part of efforts to upscale security in Osun State, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday said his administration had initiated and sustained an inclusive security arrangement that brought all communities into a network to cooperate with and support the Police and other security agencies.
He added that this was aimed at achieving the security and safety that Osun people desire and deserve.
Oyetola, while addressing the newly trained Special Constabulary Police for the state yesterday also lauded the Police and the security agencies in the state for carrying out their responsibilities with utmost professionalism, to the admiration of the state and the people.
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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has warned the newly commissioned 441 Special Police Constabulary personnel against actions that can jeopardize security and safety in the state.
The 441 Special Constabulary Police personnel were training at the Nigerian Police Training College, Ilorin, Kwara State.
The Governor who received the state 441 Police Constabulary at the Government House in Lokoja over the weekend charged them to ensure that every inch of their locality was duly secured and accounted for.
Governor Bello appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari and several other security stakeholders for initiating such community-focused program which was an indication of their respective agenda for a secured country.