Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has assured the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Babatunde Mobayo, of support to succeed in reducing crime to the barest minimum and improving security of lives and property.
He spoke on Monday while receiving the new police boss who was on a courtesy visit, adding that his administration will always work in synergy with the police not to give breathing space to criminals within the state boundaries.
Fayemi, who was represented by his deputy, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, urged members of the public to always volunteer information on criminals and their activities to the police, saying such would help to nip crime in the bud in the state.
He expressed confidence in the ability of the new police boss to live up to expectation on his new assignment, adding that his predecessor, AIG Amba Asuquo, had spoken glowingly about his successor as a capable and competent professional.
The governor hailed Asuquo for working hard during his tenure by battling criminal activities like robbery and kidnapping to a standstill and urged Mobayo to build on the gains and achievements recorded by his predecessor.
Describing Ekiti residents as people who know their rights, Fayemi advised the new CP to operate an open-door policy by carrying the people along in the task of policing, most especially in the area of intelligence gathering.
He said security of lives and property and crime prevention are joint efforts to be performed by the government, the police and the people, adding that Ekiti land always favour those who work for its peace, progress and prosperity.
Speaking earlier, CP Mobayo said the courtesy visit was mainly to familiarise himself with the governor and other state officials and to seek their support to succeed in the task which brought him to the state.
He promised to work with other officers of his command to try as much as possible to improve the security architecture of the state which he said cannot be possible without the cooperation of all stakeholders.
While noting that the rate of crime in Ekiti State is relatively low when compared with other states of the federation, Mobayo vowed to take the fight to criminals in their hideouts to make the state safe to live in and for investment.
He disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has tasked all CPs across the country to adopt community policing as a crime-fighting strategy in the grassroots where criminals can be easily tracked and their activities thwarted.
He expressed confidence that, with the support of Ekiti residents, criminals would be chased away, noting that the command is better positioned to work with the people to ensure a safe and crime-free state.
The Ekiti police chief also solicited the support of the media, which he described as the “eyes and the ears of the people”, to collaborate with the command to expose criminal activities and also give publicity to police activities.
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