Nigeria to get female IG soon- says Kwara CP

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin

Kwara State Police Commissioner, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi said a woman may soon be appointed as the Inspector General of Police in the country.

According to her, the fantastic nature, perfect delivery of assignments given to women, position them fit for the position.

Adelesi stated this while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday.

“Women are only known for perfection, women are known to be fantastic, we are gradually getting to the point of being appointed as Inspector General of Police, though it’s the authority that determines that,” she said.

According to her, contemporary policing is IT-centric, thus urgent steps will be taken to improve on the employment of ICT as a veritable tool of reducing the probability of felons escaping apprehension.

“Efforts will therefore be intensified in collaboration with other relevant government, non-governmental agencies and the public to make crime unattractive and unprofitable.

“It is pertinent to bring to the notice of all that the emphasis of the Command under my watch shall be on crime prevention. This is borne out of our conviction that the emotional, social, economic and practical costs of victimization are unquantifiable and extremely burdensome.

“Our resolve to have crime prevention as the major policy thrust is further enhanced by the notion that crime can directly undermine the legitimacy of a state by destroying the trust relationship between the people and the state. 

“This is because the most obligation of the state is to ensure the safety of its citizens. Consequently, concerted efforts will be made to put in place and sustain strategies which reduces, avoid or eliminate victimization by crime or violence.

“Such strategies include intelligence gathering, intensified anti-crime patrols, cooperation and collaboration with sister security agencies, as well as deployment of Quick Response Squads,” she said.

The commissioner promised to enhance existing efforts to cooperate and collaborate with communities as they are in good position to contribute to the policing of their environment.

“These strategies are aimed at preventing the occurrence of crimes by reducing opportunities and increasing the risks of being apprehended

“I am not unaware of the dearth of both human and material resources needed for the execution of our strategies. I want to however assure all that the Command will ensure the judicious and effective deployment of the available manpower and law enforcement equipment (LEE) for the protection of the lives and property of all law abiding citizens and residents of the state with a view to enhancing the quality of life and provision of adequate security needed for economic activities to thrive in the State.

“It is a known fact that the Command shares borders with Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi and Niger states. Arrangements are therefore being made to strength the existing collaboration between the composite State Commands as a way of forestalling felons from taking undue advantage of the interstate boundaries to perpetrate criminal activities. 

“The Police Border patrol squad domiciled in the state will also be effectively deployed and supervised to forestall cross border crime,” she added.

She solicited for the cooperation of every law abiding member of the public in their resolve to make Kwara State a very safe and secured place where peace and tranquillity reign. 

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