… Charges FG To Equip All Security Agencies
Lagos Monarch and Permanent Chairman of the Lagos Council of Traditional Rulers, the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Saturday received the National President of Police Officers’ Wives Association, POWA, at his Iga Idunganran palace, Lagos Island, Lagos, just as he tasked the federal government to provide needed tools for the police and other security agencies for them to be able to fight rising cases of insecurity in the country.
Akiolu said this when the wife of the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Elizabeth Egbetokun, paid him a courtesy visit at his Idunganran palace, Lagos Island, Lagos State.
The Monarch said policing is a difficult task; therefore, police officers need modern equipment to tackle insecurity. He commended the Lagos CP for introducing new methods to reduce crime in the state and urged him to continue orienting his officers on the need to be civil to the citizens on duty.
“The task of policing is a herculean task. I urge the federal government to give police and other security agents the logistics to support their job. The NDLEA and NAFDAC are trying. A Police job is one of the best jobs anyone can do, depending on how you do the job,” he said.
He added, “The present Commissioner of Police in Lagos has introduced new methods to combat crime in the state, and I want to commend him. Continue lecturing your boys to be good and civil. Don’t corrupt your position, and always tell the people the truth. Do not be greedy,” Akiolu told CP Moshood.
Oba Akiolu also advised wives of police officers to support their husbands and urged the citizens to support the federal government in fighting insecurity. “All of us should be involved in the task of security. We should cooperate with the federal and state governments. Children should be taught the ways of God. Tell your husbands to save for their retirements”, he advised the POWA President and her entourage.
Responding, POWA President, Dr. Elizabeth Egbetokun, who was accompanied by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, his wife, Riskat Jimoh, and wives of other top police officers, said her team was at the Palace to thank Oba Akiolu for supporting the association during its recently concluded three-day national conference held in Lagos.
She said participants at the conference were lectured on how to showcase their talents and use them for the benefit of the nation. “We thank Kabiyesi for supporting us during our conference and always praying for us. This shows that he loves us, and we are here to show appreciation for his support,” she said.
