We Are In Danger Without Active Police – Olubadan

Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II on Wednesday charged the police authority in the country to work on the psyche of their men on the field towards putting behind them the unfortunate fall-out of the End-SARS protest of 2020 and become committed and efficient in their various formations as they used to be before the ugly incident.

Oba Balogun made the charge on the strength of public complaints that the response of the officers and men of the topmost civil security agency to distress calls since the public protest against the Police which left tales of sorrow among their personnel.

The monarch stated this while playing host to the leadership of the Nigerian Police Force Trust Fund (NPFTF) in his Alarere residence.

According to him,”The entire populace becomes naked security-wise where the officers and men of the police force are non-committal and inactive as expected of them. I urge the authority concerned to work on their psyche towards having a positive outlook about their job.
“Though, what happened about two years ago was unfortunate and painful, yet, it should be regarded as part of the hazards of their job.
“There’s nothing we can do individually without the police, especially now that the country faces serious security challenges. Reports of police response to distress calls since then had been less appealing”, the monarch stated.
Olubadan urged the team to help work on the burnt police stations in the state with particular reference to Idi-Ogungun police station said to be the first police station in the whole of Western Region.

The leader of the team (NPFTF), Alhaji Sanusi Attah in his remark disclosed that the purpose of the visit was to assess the level of infrastructure and equipment through visit and inspection of the police formations across the state. This, he said, was to ensure that the country has a well -equipped police force through commands and formations.