Kwara CP meets traditional rulers, forms community, police c’ttee

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun on Thursday said he has constituted Police/Community Committee in the 16 local government councils in the state to work out the modalities for the recruitment of special constables into Nigeria Police force.

He disclosed this while addressing traditional rulers in a meeting held at the Police officers’ mess in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital.

Egbetokun charged the natural rulers to embrace Community Policing which he said is a way of guaranteeing security in their various communities.

The Police boss who revealed that Community Policing will ensure that every Community is safe reiterate that the rulers should collaborate with the Police by taking responsibility on the safety of their subjects.

He said, “Security is the responsibility of everyone in the community, we want the royal father’s active collaboration, we should sit down together, identify the problems and profer solutions to them. If criminals see that Police and Community are working together, they will stop carrying out their nefarious activities in the community and such Community would be free of criminals.”

Egbetokun further said that the Inspector General of Police would soon begin the recruitment of Special Constables into the force adding that traditional rulers would play major role in the recruitment exercise because they know the right people to be involved in the security of their communities.

“The people to be recruited as special constables will be volunteers, responsible, decent and one of impeachable character in your community. You know those who genuinely want to serve their community.

“I have instructed all the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the local government councils to constitute Community Police Committee and you will be meeting from time to time to deliberate on the security of your area,” he said.

He added that the problem of shortage of manpower in the Police would be solved with the recruitment of Special Constables into the force.