Osinbajo meets with Osun monarchs, canvasses community policing

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Tuesday said the only potent method to tackle insecurity around the country was to involve the local community through community policing arrangement.

He described traditional rulers as important component of security architecture in all  communities in Nigeria, adding that there were ongoing  consultations among critical stakeholders in that regard.

Osinbajo stated this in Osogbo, the Osun State capital after meeting with traditional rulers in the state for consultations over security challenges in the state, and South West region in general.

“We are meeting purposely to understand the security architecture of the region; you know we have already had consultations with state governors from the South -west.

“These consultations continued, and we are meeting with traditional rulers because they are important component of our security architecture, particularly because we are working on community policing.

“Community policing remains one of the methods of policing we have adopted,  and I am sure you heard  the Inspector General of Police talking about recruiting police locally from their local governments,  those who understand the environment,  the language and the culture of the people they are policing.

“We are confident that this method will work, with these men and women on ground in all the our communities,” Osinbajo said.

In his welcome address, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, represented by his deputy, Mr. Benedict Alabi, urged the federal government to further support the state for the peace and security of its people.

“Our most peaceful state status changed this year due to the raging security situation in some parts of the country, which spilled over to the state of Osun.”

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