The governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo has urged more cooperation among the state’s security agencies to further the administration’s zero-tolerance policy for crime throughout the whole state.
Ododo made this revelation on Monday at the Government House in Lokoja during a meeting with local government chairmen, vigilante service members, and professional hunters.
“If crimes and criminalities will be defeated in the state there is the need for local government chairmen, community leaders and security operatives to work together towards ensuring a safer environment for citizens in the state,” the governor stated.
The meeting centred on evolving new strategies for improving community safety, enhancing coordination among security agencies, and reinforcing the role of local stakeholders in the fight against crime in the state.
Speaking at the end of the meeting, Chairman of Yagba West local government area, Tosin Olokun, who doubles as the chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria in the state, noted that Ododo’s move to engage local government officials, vigilantes service members and professional hunters was a crucial step in enhancing grassroots security efforts and building needed synergy in the state’s security architecture, particularly in remote areas where the presence of conventional security agencies may be limited.
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Recall that the Kogi State government had re-engineered the vigilante service and professional hunters by making them increasingly pivotal in maintaining the security of lives and property at the grassroots level with an enhanced welfare package that was helping the government to combat operational challenges among security operatives in the state.
