The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, has commenced an unannounced operational inspection of police divisions and formations across the state to assess officers’ readiness, discipline and working conditions.
The exercise, which began on Wednesday, saw the commissioner inspect the Area Command, Metro, Ilorin, and 12 police divisional headquarters within the Ilorin metropolis.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the inspection was designed to enable the commissioner to personally assess the professional disposition and commitment of officers, identify operational challenges and capability gaps, and obtain a first-hand assessment of the realities confronting personnel across the command.
During the visits, the CP interacted with officers, assessed their level of preparedness and reviewed security arrangements at the various formations.
He subsequently directed personnel to strengthen operational effectiveness and public safety, with particular emphasis on heightened vigilance and adequate security around police facilities.
“Station guards must remain alert, observant and responsive at all times because they constitute the first line of defence and security for every police facility,” Adekimi said.
The commissioner also charged officers to embrace proactive and intelligence-driven approaches to crime prevention, stressing that professionalism, accountability and community policing would remain central to his operational strategy.
“Our approach to policing must be proactive and intelligence-driven. Every officer must remain professionally committed, disciplined, vigilant and responsive to the security needs of the communities we serve,” he said.
Adekimi added that officers must maintain the highest standards of conduct in their interactions with members of the public.
He warned that the command would not tolerate misconduct, corruption, extortion or other unethical practices among its personnel.
“We have zero tolerance for misconduct, corruption, extortion and every other unethical practice. Any officer found culpable, as well as any beneficiary or end-user of such corrupt practices, will face appropriate disciplinary and legal action in accordance with extant laws and regulations,” the CP said.
Adekimi said the inspection would continue across police divisions, formations and other operational locations in the state without prior notice.
“The unannounced nature of this exercise is deliberate. It will enable us to objectively assess operational readiness, discipline, personnel conduct and compliance with established standards,” he said.
He directed officers and other personnel across the command to remain at their duty posts and sustain constant operational readiness.
“Every officer must remain at his or her duty post, maintain constant operational readiness and uphold the core values of the Nigeria Police Force,” Adekimi said.
The commissioner assured residents that the command would continue to pursue proactive policing and effective crime prevention to protect lives and property across the state