The Ekiti State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Tunde Mobayo (psc) has received 256 new Special Constabulary Police at the Police Headquarters, Iyin Road in Ado-Ekiti.
Addressing the new Special Constabularies, the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi who was ably represented by his Special Adviser on Security Matters, Brigadier General Ebenezer Ogunrana (Rtd), warmly welcomed them while noting that the recruitment was apt, considering the current security challenges facing the Country which needed to be tackled out rightly.
The Governor further enjoined the special Constabularies to always respect and uphold the tenets of their calling, do their best to make their families, the Nigeria Police and the Nation at large proud.
The Governor, who sympathized with the families of the Police Officers and all who lost their loved ones during the Endsars protest that was hijacked by hoodlums, urged the Recruits to adhere strictly to all the rules guiding the protection of human rights while performing their duties.
In his own speech, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State Command, CP Tunde Mobayo while welcoming and congratulating the new Constabulary Policemen, urged them to meticulously follow the rules of engagement as enshrined in the Special Constabulary Police Manual and the Nigerian Police Acts.
The Commissioner further enjoined them to be disciplined, professional, listen to their various communities, find out their needs and proffer appropriate solutions to them.
According to the CP, the Special Constabularies should ensure they contribute their quota to their various Communities security-wise.
Other dignitaries who addressed the new Constabularies were the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, DCP Polycarp Kpai, the PCRC Chairman, Pastor Makinde Sunday, amongst others.
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