Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC) wants the government to increase its efforts at combating the insecurity challenge bedeviling the nation.

The body also advocated a transparent process as the nation prepares for another transition of power from under a democratic government.

Chairman, Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC), Comrade Waheed Lawal, stated this when members of the coalition held its annual June 12 rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

He expressed dismay that the Nigerian masses still experienced insecurity and poverty 23 years into Democratic rule, stressing that the continued ailing of the economy portends the insensitivity of the nation’s leaders to the plight of the masses.

Addressing the members of the public, a leader of the movement, Comrade Waheed Saka, condemned alleged harassment, intimidation, and killing of armless citizens by policemen, with a call on the Inspector General of Police to look into concerns raised about the activities of police personnel in the state as well as their complaints about the Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode.

Radio Nigeria report that members of the coalition including students, businessmen and women, and pro-democracy activists moved through Ayetoro, Igbona, Olonkoro, Ajegunle, Old Garage, Oke-fia to Olaiya junction all in Osogbo, the state capital.

Abiodun Adeoye