By Iyabo Adebisi
Oyo State governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde says his administration will continue to strengthen the security architecture of the state in order to secure the lives and properties of residents.
The governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief Bayo Lawal, stated this at the commissioning of the Moniya Area Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, which was reconstructed by Akinyele Local Government.
The governor also commissioned two motorised boreholes situated at the Rehabilitation Centre for the Physically Challenged in Isabiyi Ward 6 and Akuro Community, Olorisaoko, Ward 11.
Governor Makinde maintained that the construction of the new Area Command of the Nigeria Police in Moniya was part of the commitment of the government to securing lives and properties in the state.
He highlighted that Moniya and, indeed, Akinyele Local Government, is rapidly becoming a centre of attraction with massive urban expansion due to several vast infrastructure development projects of the state government, including the ongoing Circular Road, the Ilutuntun Business District and the Dry Port, among others.
The Governor stated that these projects have and would continue to attract more people to the council and that the government must expand its capacity to secure the people, a development he noted was demonstrated by the construction of the police area Command headquarters in Moniya.
While stating the strategic importance of the project, the governor added that the infrastructure development has projected Akinyele Local Government economically, noting that it requires robust security to ensure both public safety and a stable environment for investment.
In a remark,the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Isiaka Salahudeen, urged the residents of the state to cooperate with the government by providing useful information to security agencies to tackle insecurity and other social vices in their communities.
He assured the residents of the police’s readiness to work with other security agencies to support the government to progress and achieve good results.
Earlier , the Chairman, Akinyele Local Government, Akinwole Akinleye, said the area Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Moniya was meant to reposition the command to secure borders and safeguard the people of the state.
He added that the newly built area command has facilities that would enable police to effectively perform the task of tackling security issues associated with urbanisation.
