The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in cost of Zone XI Command Headquarters, Osogbo, AIG Bassey Samuel Ewah has assured students of police safety and stronger collaboration with their leaders to advertise peace and safety throughout Osun and Oyo States.
AIG Ewah gave the reassurance on Thursday throughout a courtesy go to by the executives of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South-West Zone, led by Comrade Josiah Adeyemo, to the Zone XI Headquarters in Osogbo.
The go to, based on a press release issued on Thursday by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ojedele Olanrewaju Tunji, was aimed toward welcoming the AIG and strengthening relations between the police and the scholar neighborhood.
It was additionally supposed to reaffirm NANS South-West Zone’s dedication to working with the Nigeria Police Force to advertise sustainable peace and safety within the two states below the zone’s jurisdiction.
Speaking throughout the go to, Adeyemo congratulated Ewah on his assumption of obligation and expressed the affiliation’s readiness to collaborate with the police in making a peaceable and safe setting for students and members of the general public.
The NANS South-West chief mentioned “student sensitisation remained a major priority of the association’s current leadership.”
He pressured the significance of steady engagement and public enlightenment in selling accountable conduct and peaceable coexistence.
Responding, Ewah welcomed the delegation and described the scholar leaders as his youngsters, expressing delight at their willingness to associate with the police in advancing peace, safety and mutual understanding.
The AIG, who recalled his expertise as a scholar unionist on the University of Calabar, referred to as on scholar union leaders to take their duties significantly.
He urged scholar representatives to “demonstrate discipline, maturity and responsibility in their leadership roles.”
He added that efficient scholar management required dialogue, sound judgement and a dedication to the welfare of these they represented.
Ewah assured the delegation that the Nigeria Police Force remained dedicated to defending the basic rights of students and different residents.
“The protection of lives and property remains a paramount responsibility of the police,” he emphasised.
He additionally referred to as on scholar leaders to coach their members on the necessity to shun violence, keep away from illegal actions and embrace dialogue when addressing grievances, whereas remaining targeted on their tutorial pursuits and complying with the regulation.
