Security

New AIG Zone 17 Visits Akeredolu, Promises Improved Security

By Web News 736

The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Zone 17, in charge of Ondo-Ekiti State, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede says the security agency will bring down the crime rate in Ondo State.

He gave the assurance during a courtesy visit to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

The new AIG who decried the rampant cases of robbery, kidnapping, raping and banditry in the state, however, sought the collaboration among the Police, the sister security agencies and members of the public to address the menace.

AIG Akinmoyede who also appealed to Ondo State government to be of assistance expressed his readiness to work with the local security outfits to get the suspected criminals arrested for the residents to sleep with both eyes closed.

Describing the security of lives and property as the major responsibility of government, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was optimistic that Amotekun Corps would be of great assistance to the police in the zone.

Governor Akeredolu who pledged his continued support for the police reemphasized on the multi-level policing and to allow the newly trained police constabularies to work with Amotekun Corps following the upsurge of criminalities especially in the forests.

Mr Akinmoyede is replacing the pioneer Assistant Inspector-General of Police of the Zone, Mr David Folawiyo.

Olorunferanmi Odofin

Security

New AIG Zone Eleven Visits Oyo State

By Web News 1452

Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Zone Eleven, Mr Oluyemi Agunbiade has called on people to shun the act of ethinicising criminality to avoid mayhem.

Mr Agunbiade stated this at the Oyo State Police Headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan during a familiarisation tour to the command.

He said the visit became imperative to address the security problems bedeviling the state.

Mr Agunbiade stated further that with the support of the public, the police was ready to tackle insecurity, irrespective of tribe, religion or culture.

In her address, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, who is the first female to hold the office in Oyo State, said she would further implement effective security strategies to ensure that the people of Oyo State sleep with both eyes closed.

Commissioner Onadeko, therefore pledged to work effectively with the people of Oyo State and also promised never to let them down as securing lives and property remains her priority.

Rasheedah Makinde

Security

NPF Zone 11 Gets New AIG

By Web News 2687

A new Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr Agunbiade Oluyemi Olasore has assumed office at the Nigeria Police Zonal Office, Zone 11, Osogbo, Osun State.

Mr Agunbiade Oluyemi Olasore hails from Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State.

He attended the University of Ibadan where he read Physical and Health Education and was a classroom teacher at Sekona Grammar School, Osun State before he joined the Nigeria Police Force.

Mr Olasore had served in many police formations across the country including Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kogi and Kebbi States as Commissioner of Police before his elevation as an Assistant Inspector General.

The new Zone 11 AIG also attended many professional courses within and outside Nigeria including United Nations Peace Keeping Missions where he was an instructor.

Adenitan Akinola