Police reform will enhance security, says ex-chief of Defence Staff

 Toba Adedeji, Osogbo

 

THE former Chief of Defence Staff, Oluseyi Petinrin (retd), has said the police reform and other bills presently before the National Assembly will address security challenges.

The ex-CDS, in his address after he was appointed as Are Jagunmolu of Ipetu Ijesha, noted that there are several measures that this administration is putting in place to abate security challenge. He said, the police reform and other bills presently before the National Assembly aimed at addressing specifically, security challenges is a commendable step.”

“The federal government had been making efforts to make the country more secure by addressing obvious shortcomings that had negatively affected the security of lives and property.”

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“The various initiatives of government aimed at addressing security challenges, when fully implemented, would check the spate of insecurity.”

“Government is making effort. But that is not to say there are no shortcomings. All these initiatives, by the time they are implemented, there will be peace, progress.”

Also speaking at the programme, the Ajalaye of Ipetu Ijesa, Oba Samson Agunbiade lauded the federal government for giving the town some transformers.