The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, on Friday, sought for cooperation of the military in its efforts to rid the state of criminalities.
The CP made the call when the newly posted Brigade Commander, 35 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Adewale Adekoya, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital.
In a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, and copy if which was sent to The DEFENDER, the Brigade commander, who expressed readiness to work with all security agencies in the state, was said to have commended the good working relationship existing between the police and the military in the state.
General Adekoya noted that such healthy relationship was what the country needed to checkmate the activities of those making life difficult for the good people of Ogun State in particular and Nigeria in general.
Responding, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, enumerated the various achievements of the command in stemming the tide of violence crime in the state such as recent arrest of kidnap syndicates responsible for series of kidnap cases within the state.
The CP, therefore, reiterated the command’s resolve to work in collaboration with other sister agencies, including the military, in order to rid the gateway state of criminal elements. He noted that all security agents are working towards the same goal, which is to protect the life and property of the citizenry.
