Hon Popoola Olaide Settle (POS) Holds Security Summit, Says He will Explore Local Intelligence In Policing Oluyole Local Govt

By Henry Odeh

Oluyole LG Chairman, Olaide Settle Convenes Security Summit, Vows To Deploy Traditional Intelligence To Curb Crime

As part of efforts by the Executive Chairman of Oluyole Local Government, Honourable Olaide Popoola Settle, in a move to devise strategic means to curb crime in the local government area, has convened a Special Security Summit yesterday in a order to explore traditional means to cart a new course to improved on security in the area.

The summit was described by the council boss as 'complimentary' to efforts of the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, at the grassroots in stemming the tides of growing concerns on insecurity in the state.

Speaking to Sunrisebulletin over the security summit which held at the local government Secretariat, Idi-Ayunre on Thursday 10th of June, the Council boss maintained that it became imperative to urgently convene the meeting with heads of all security operatives, traditional rulers, hunters, farmers, associations of market operators, interest groups, and other critical stakeholders as a proactive measure in the fight against banditry, kidnapping, and other crimes.

Sunrisebulletin gathered that some gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits according to one of the escaped victims who secured gunshot wound on one of his arms as seen in a viral video said that the assailants laid ambush in the bush along Ibadan-Ijebu Ode road at the Oyo-Ogun border.

The bandits reportedly attacked the victim and others playing the road on Wednesday at about 8am of June 9 while they drove towards Ijebu-ode.

The viral video which raised apprehension among some residents in Ibadan metropolis however, gave urgent need to the security summit in order to secure the local government from external aggression or attack.

"Immediately it was brought to my notice of the abduction of 5 people at Onipe junction of Ijebu-Ode/ Ibadan Expressway, I immediately swung into action along with the local hunters, Amotekun, Agbekoya, OPC and men of the Nigeria Police in which one person was rescued alive from the kidnappers while a man who escaped with gunshot wound from the kidnappers was taken to an undisclosed hospital where I paid him a visit and offered necessary assistance, and we pray for his quick recovery while we strategize on how to nip the situation in the bud.

"Though, security power is exclusively reserved for the federal government as provided for by the constitution of federal republic of Nigeria.

"However, the question then is how many market men and women, how many Iya alamalas, how many Okada riders, how many villagers, how many farmers within our localities understand Nigeria Constitutional arrangements as an impediments in the discharge of our duties and responsibilities whenever we are confronted with security challenges in our various communities?

"This however, inform the reason why we deemed it fit to organize the SECURITY SUMMIT tagged 'Exploring Local Intelligence In Policing Oluwole Local Government," Hon. Settle said.

Present at the security meeting were all Divisional Police Officers  (DPO's) representing Idi-Ayunre, Toll Gate, Orita, Alaro, Sanyo, and Ogbere divisions.

Others are the Directors  of NCDC, DSS, Liaison Officer of NDLEA, Nigerian Immigration Service, Representative of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), League Of Imams and Alfas, Traditional rulers, Herbal Practitioners.

Representatives of Amotekun Corps

Agbekoya,

Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Oodua People's Congress (OPC),

Soludero Group, local hunters, Agbekoya Solidarity Group and many other formidable groups in the state.

Hon. Settle also noted that Integration apparoach was explored during the meeting with the view to harmonizing all ideas together in order to identify how native intelligence could be explored maximally to provide adequate security.

Though,security matters is exclusively reserve for the federal government in the constitution of federal republic of Nigeria.

However,the question then is How many market men and women, How many Iya Alamalas, How many Okada riders, How many villagers, how many farmers within our localities understand Nigeria Constitutional arrangements as an impediments in the discharge of our duties and responsibilities whenever we are confronted with security chanlenges in our various political community?

This however inform the reason why SETTLE OLAIDE LED ADM deem it fit organising a SECURITY SUMMIT tagged EXPLORING LOCAL INTELLIGENCE IN POLICING OLUYOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 

In attendance at the meeting were all DPO'S REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTION

IDI AYUNRE........

TOLL GATE......

ORITA.........

ALARO......

SANYO....

AND OGBERE RESPECTIVELY...

DIRECTOR NCDC......

DIRECTOR DSS

LIASON OFFICER NDLEA...

IMMIGRATION OFFICER

CAN REPRESENTATIVES

LEAGUE OF IMAMS AND ALFAS

TRADITIONAL BAALES...

HERBAL PRACTITIONER.....

NON CONVENTIONER.....

AMOTEKUN......

AGBEKOYAS.....

VGN GROUP.....

OPC FASHEUN......

OPC ADAMS........

SOLUDERO.........

LOCAL HUNTERS........

OPC NEW ERA.......

AGBEKOYA SOLIDARITY and many other formidable groups who turned out in numbers to help arrest the present situation.

Integration apparoach was explored to marry all tendencies together in order to identify areas where native intelligence could be of immense help and greater advantage in securing the lives and properties of our people.. However,our people were enjoined to begin to tap into primitive methods before the invention of conventional arrangements that has almost failed not only Oluyole local government but Nigeria at large due to poor welfarism, lack of training,inadequate sophisticated weapons, inadequte personnel,bad eggs within the system, and majorly lack of gadgets to gather intelligence.

A number of issues were raised by all invited guests while proactiveness, diligence,symbiotic relationship among conventional and non conventional security outfits and sincerity of purpose was encouraged to guide our conduct in the formation of new joint security architecture that will birth a secured,rewarding and prosperous future for all and sundary...

We appreciate everyone that stood by during the course of the summit and we pledge to intimate all the appropriate quarters over our resolution which will not only be beneficial to Oluyole local government alone but Oyo State in general and Nigeria at large.....

He reinstate that his administration will Explore Local Intelligence to police Oluyole Local Govt by involving all security outfits in our local government.

Other important dignitaries are:

Oluyole local govt Vice Chairman, Hon Ayoade Tunde, HLGA- Alh Abass Afusat, Deputy speaker, Hon Paul Olawale, Majority leader-Hon Adeyemi Adeagbo Olowotokode and other wards councillors.

Ipin Wa L'Oluyole, Kogbodo Baje