Governor Seyi Makinde has donated 74 operational vehicles to Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command for effective policing in order to make the state safer for all.
The governor has equally commissioned the re-constructed Oojo Police Station, Ibadan, destroyed during the ENDSARS protests in 2020.
At the twin event in Ibadan, Governor Makinde said the gesture was geared towards restoring the facilities and building a relationship between the police and the people.
While appreciating the police and other sister agencies for securing the state, the governor noted the 74 patrol vehicles would be evenly distributed across the police divisional headquarters in Oyo state.
Governor Makinde, therefore, appealed to the people to guard the facilities judiciously to prevent vandalism.
Governor Makinde, however, pledged that the victims of the EndSARS protest would be duly compensated in accordance with the recommendation of the End SARS Judicial Panel of enquiry.
Also, the state Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams appreciated the governor for the reconstruction of the burnt police station during ENDSARs protests.
He said the gesture and many others that the government had done would enhance and motivate the personnel in their day-to-day activities.
CP Adebowale implored residents of the benefiting community, especially youths to see the newly reconstructed police structure as their own.
In a remark, the Special Adviser to the Governor on security, Fatai Owoseni highlighted various achievements of the present administration in the area of security, pointing out that Governor Makinde-led government had donated over 500 vehicles to security agencies in the state so as to boost security.
Earlier, the Chairman, Aof kinyele Local Government, Taoheed Adedigba, said the project demonstrated Governor Makinde’s Zero tolerance to insecurity in Oyo State.
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