Ahmed makes case for community policing

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has identified community policing as an effective and efficient means of tackling various security challenges in the country.
The governor said this on Sunday while receiving the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Lawan Ado, at the Government House, Ilorin.
According to him, community policing was a feasible option in the existing battle against insurgence, kidnapping and other forms of security threats to the country’s corporate existence.
Ahmed, therefore, charged the police to strengthen existing police public relationship with communities to resolve issues militating against peaceful coexistence between various groups.
The governor commended the former Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Olusola Amore (rtd), for the introduction of community policing.
He advised the new Commissioner of Police to adopt the style to strengthen existing peace and harmony across the state.
He promised logistics support for the new commissioner to make the state safer for its citizens and investors.
“No development can be recorded in an unsafe environment. So, as a responsible and responsive government, we are committed to making the state a haven for investors,” Ahmed added.
Earlier in his remark, Ado promised to do his best to maintain peace, law and order in the state.
“Kwara State is a state of harmony. I intend to work hard towards sustaining the harmonious environment,” Ado promised.