The Oyo State Police Command under the proactive leadership of CP Adebowale Williams on Wednesday met with and engaged the leadership of Student Governing Bodies and its respective Student Union Bodies at an Emergency Stakeholders Security forum at the Command to address issues of security on and off campus.
The meeting, according to SP Adewale Osifeso, the command’s spokesman in a statement, was borne out of the immediate urgency to review the security architecture around tertiary institutions in the wake of the resurfacing menace of cult clashes and attacks on and off campuses with specific emphasis on Agbowo, Apete, Barika, Benjamin, Sango, Eruwa, Gbaremu, Ojurin, Orogun, Ogbomoso and Oke-Ogun axis amongst others.
In his remarks the Commissioner emphasized the need for repeated sensitization of the ills of cultism and other related vices amongst students through repeated counselling.
The CSOs and various Representatives of Student Union Governing Bodies aligned with the stance of; involving parents/guardians/landlords/leaders wielding degrees of influence at effectively checking the menace.
So also, it was decided that the school’s security surveillance approach would be restructured to be combative and yet consultative enough to partner various relevant sister agencies especially the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in checkmating related vices on and off campus including the proliferation of drugs.
Consequent on the above, it was agreed that, Student Disciplinary Committees in conjunction with the School’s Senate must adopt stringent punitive measures in order to dissuade the Increasing numbers of Student Memberships and participation.
In attendance at the security sensitization meeting were; CP Adebowale Williams psc(+),fdc, DCP Jimoh Moshood, Dr. Gbade Akinteye (Rector, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic Eruwa), Dr. Wole Akinlabi (Dean of Students Affairs, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Victor Fadebiyi (CSO U.I), Major MK Gbadamosi, ASP Waheed Ojerinde Ajao(Rtd) and Student Union Representatives from Tertiary Institutions.
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