By As part of measures to address the growing concerns over the security situation in Ikorodu Division, the six council chairmen in the division have organised a joint peace and security committee meeting.
The event was held at the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat, on Tuesday. It had in attendance the six council bosses in Ikorodu Division –- Hon. Wasiu Adeshina, Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government; Hon. Sulaimon Kazeem Olanrewaju, Chairman, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA); Builder Adeola Banjo, Chairman, Ikorodu North LCDA; Builder Sesan Daini, Chairman, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA; Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo-Alogba, Chairman, Ijede LCDA, and Hon. (Prince) Wasiu Kunle Agoro, Chairman, Imota LCDA.
Also present were the leaders of the six legislative houses in Ikorodu Division, DPOs of concerned police stations, representatives of government-owned security outfits, and the press.
Reading the press statement jointly signed by all the six council chairmen, the Ikorodu Local Government boss, Hon. Wasiu Adeshina noted that they wouldn’t abandon their constitutional responsibilities to protect lives and properties, while reiterating their joint commitment to addressing the security matters in Ikorodu Division.
In line with the extant provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the six council bosses declared that all private security outfits (registered or not), vigilantes or other entities must be registered and/or officially documented with the local government and the local council development areas where they intend to operate.
The statement read in part, “In registering, all private security outfits (registered or yet to be registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission) and/or Vigilantes and/or any other entity, however so described with interest in security in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Nigeria, must submit the profiles (Resumes) of all their directors and personnel as well as their equipment (arms and ammunitions) to the local government and the local council development areas where they intend to operate for onward submission to the Nigeria Police Force and other government-established security outfits.
“The Chairmen of the Local Government Area and the Local Council Development Areas in the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State in Nigeria shall only be willing and ready to work with private security outfits (registered or yet to be registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission) and/or Vigilantes and/or any other entity however described with interest in security in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State Government that have satisfied the above requirements.”
The six council chairmen then prohibited all private security outfits or vigilantes as well as other entities who have failed to meet the abovementioned requirements from carrying out any form of activities or launching, describing such as “unlawful” and a breach of the extant Nigerian Constitution and the Criminal Code.
They further assured the good and patriotic people of Ikorodu Division of their all-round services for the growth and development of the division and security of lives and properties.
Addressing newsmen, the Chairman of Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, Builder Sesan Daini also revealed that the six council chairmen have perfected plans to initiate Ikorodu Division Security Trust Fund (IDSTF) in conjunction with the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF).
“We came to that conclusion after realizing that Ikorodu is so interwoven. Igbogbo cannot solve security problems without Ijede. So if any council decides to address security individually, such leader is deceiving himself. That was why we decided to come up with a common solution,” he said.
Builder Daini noted that the six council bosses have equally resolved to hold the joint security meeting on a quarterly basis as a response to the growing security concerns in Ikorodu Division.
