The Kwara State Police Command said it has implemented new measures to tackle insecurity as part of a wider effort to keep the state safe and secure.
Commissioner of Police Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi on Monday held a meeting with service commanders, comprising heads of all security agencies in the state, where the security situation in the state was discussed and existing strategies dissected.
According to the spokesman of the police command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, every ‘t’ was crossed and all the ‘i’ dotted at the meeting.
He said: “New security plans have been implemented across the length and breadth of Kwara State. One of the strategies to put crime and criminality at bay in the state is ‘Harmony Security Week.’ This operation will include aggressive stop-and-search, motorised, and foot patrols on a 24-hour basis.
“To this end, the CP has put the good people of Kwara State on notice about the special security operation and advised the people not to panic or be apprehensive when confronted by the policemen on the assignment but to comport themselves and submit themselves for body and vehicular searches whenever they are asked to do so.”
The police spokesman said officers deployed for the assignment have been trained and warned to respect the rights of the citizens in the process of carrying out their duties.
He also reiterated the command’s warning to would-be lawbreakers to steer clear of Kwara State, as anyone found constituting a security threat would be arrested and prosecuted.
Similarly, the police hierarchy in the state also held a discussion with vigilantes, local hunters, community policing members, and the leadership of the traditional worshippers in Kwara, along with some of their leaders from adjoining states.
The parties have been reportedly made to understand that the intelligence available to the police command does not favour the kind of celebrations being planned by one of the religious sects in the state.
The police, therefore, advised them to relocate the celebration to another state.
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