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Okun Stakeholders Demand Settler Profiling, Neighborhood Policing to Curb Insecurity
Frightened by the rising instances of kidnappings and safety breaches in Okunland, Kogi West Senatorial Zone, stakeholders have known as for correct profiling of settlers by conventional rulers and group leaders to forestall infiltration by prison components.
This decision was amongst these reached on the Okun Safety Summit, organized by the Okun Improvement Affiliation (ODA) in Kabba on Friday.
Safety Challenges in Okunland: Name for Motion
Talking on the summit, the President Normal of ODA, Ambassador Akenson Rotimi, acknowledged that the apex socio-cultural group of the Okun-Yoruba folks convened the summit as a result of worsening safety scenario within the area.
Ambassador Akenson, the Lisa of Egbe, emphasised the necessity for a joint-action method to fight insecurity in Okun communities.
Stakeholders on the summit proposed {that a} well-funded group policing construction was crucial to addressing the safety challenges. In addition they advocated for the institution of a community-based safety belief fund.
They urged the adoption of technology-driven safety operations and inspired rich Okun indigenes to assist the initiative.
Moreover, they harassed that job creation, financial empowerment, and social interventions had been very important in lowering youth vulnerability to crime.
Key Resolutions from the Summit
In a communiqué issued after the summit and made accessible to journalists on Sunday, the stakeholders resolved that:
A safety audit have to be carried out in all Okun communities to establish and bridge safety gaps.
Strict procedures have to be adopted within the sale of land and property. Any sale not following due course of must be voided and revoked.
Okun vigilante teams and hunters must be adequately incentivized and motivated.
A sustainable assist system must be established for victims of safety breaches in Okunland.
Conventional rulers ought to obtain correct backing from the federal government and well-meaning people to reinforce safety of their domains.
Conventional safety measures shouldn’t be deserted by the communities.
Authorities and Safety Leaders Weigh In
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, was represented on the summit by the State Safety Adviser, Commander Jerry Duro Omodara (Rtd.).
Omodara acknowledged that the state authorities was absolutely conscious of the summit and helps the ODA’s initiative. He added that grassroots group policing was acknowledged by the Ododo administration as a sustainable technique to fight insecurity, and the federal government was working in the direction of strengthening it.
The Ondo State Commander of the South-West Safety Community (Amotekun), Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, emphasised that efficient synergy in group policing amongst neighboring states required legislative backing.
Talking on behalf of the Okun conventional rulers, the Olujumu of Ijumu and Chairman of the Ijumu Conventional Council, Oba Williams Olusegun Ayeni, JP, alleged that the persistent assaults by non-indigenous prison components had been half of a bigger agenda to seize Okun land and subjugate its folks. He urged collective resistance to such makes an attempt.
The high-profile summit, moderated by Dr. Williams Toyin Akanle, a famend safety professional and retired Director of the Division of State Safety Service (DSS), drew participation from prime authorities officers, safety consultants, and conventional rulers throughout Kogi State.
With insecurity changing into a rising concern in Okunland, stakeholders are hopeful that these resolutions and collaborations will result in concrete safety reforms within the area.
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