The Ogun state commissioner of police, Ahmed Iliyasu, on Thursday assured that the command had put in place adequate machinery to ensure the safety of whistle-blowers who provide the force with useful information that could lead to the arrest of suspect criminals.
The commissioner made the disclosure at the annual "Police and You" seminar with the theme: "Combating crimes among youth in the face of economic recession' organised by the Abeokuta chapter of the Junior Chamber International.
He maintained that the provision of such information would maximally help in the reduction of crime in the state.
The Police boss, who was represented by Inspector Olarenwaju Osohintola, however enjoined members of the public to cooperate with all security agencies in the quest to rid the state of crimes and criminality.
The police boss however, urged parents to be more concerned of their wards right from tender age and also focus on their daily activities in order to check their excesses.
Iliyasu enjoyed the youth to desist from evil associated with crimes in the society.
"Why information is very essential in crime fighting is that without information there is no how we will fight the crime, one of our status quo as a police officer is to detect and prevent crime before it escalates or turn into violent.
Police is now democratic unlike before when people have lost confidence in the Police, you can quote me anywhere any one given information will not be disclosed
JCI Nigeria National Vice President in charge of Southwest, Abiola Olorunisola, said that the seminar was organised to sensitise the public on their role at improving the security situation in the country.
The Vice President also representing Executive Vice President JCI, Nigeria Olori Shayo Ojo specifically urged the youths, who are the major target of the seminar, to be engaged in productive ventures rather than involving themselves in social vices.
He said that the JCI Abeokuta deems it fit sensitizing youth about their role in the community.
He stated that it is of belief that the security of the individual in the community is not saddled on the law enforcement agencies only but a joint effort of both the law enforcement agencies and the members of the society
"We want to have a better society, because our organization is basically dominated by the youth and as a result of this we believe that a young age between 18-40 can make positive impact in our community ,we want to see a better community of ours ,he said
The 2017 Chapter President, John I. Samuel, disclosed that the organisation believed that if the youth are properly guided on the need to run away from crime, Nigeria will be a better place for us all to live.
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