Sen. Ademola Adeleke, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Osun State, has promised to reinstate community policing if elected in order to combat the state’s escalating insecurity.
Adeleke made this statement on Sunday during a debate for the governor of Osun State on Channels TV.
He asserts that despite the Senate’s approval, Nigerians lack the resources to protect themselves by owning firearms.He said: “Nigerians don’t even have the money to buy weapons. I will promote community policing.
“When I was growing up in Ede, we had neighborhood watch, which alerts neighbours of any stranger and protect the area.
“Let’s bring it (community policing) back to attack insecurity in our neighborhoods. State police is a constitutional matter and we don’t want to go against it until the senate amends the constitution for us to have the state police.”
Recall that the Zamfara State Government had directed the State Police Commissioner, Ayuba Elkanah to issue licenses to residents of the state who are qualified to use guns for self-defense, considering the rising rate of insecurity in the state.