Security: LG, RRS setup taskforce to tackle 'Awawa' cult group in Agege
Security
By Kazeem Akande
Publihed By INSIGHT MAG ONLINE NEWS
(NAN) Agege Local Government and Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) in Lagos State have agreed to setup taskforce to tackle the menace of 'Awawa' cult and other criminal activities within Agege neighborhood.
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman Agege Local Government gave the disclosure on Thursday during the Security Summit organised by the council.
Egunjobi said that the local government has settled establish joint taskforce with RRS to eradicate insecurity challenges in Agege community.
According to him, the joint taskforce will involve RRS the special police squad in Lagos state, Neighborhood Watch and other law enforcement Agencies to curb the security challenges facing the community.
"This is a summit hold to discuss and proffer solutions to the lingering issue of insecurity, particularly cultism pervading the community.
"The nefarious activity of the 'Awawa' cult group is no doubt a sad page in the story of our community, It's causing death, injuries, crippling businesses and impacting negatively on social lives.
"My administration is not in the position to change the narrative given that the control of security architecture does not reside with the council," he said
The council boss said that though resources were limited, but the summit was design to put heads together as stakeholders and arrive at decisions to navigate the nagging issues.
Egunjobi said that Agege Youth Deradicalisation Programme was one of the council's efforts to tackle the menace of the cult group.
According to him, 250 youths were placed on monthly stipend of N10,000 each encourage them enrol in the council's vocational centres.
He said that the 30 vocational centres in Agege were established to cater for youth empowerment for self reliance.
The chairman added that the meeting also channeled towards having a speaking engagement with the 250 youths who were beneficiaries of our deradicalisation programme.
Mr Saheed Egbeyemi, the Commander RRS in Lagos State in his remarks said that the government would not take criminality with kid glove.
Egbeyemi the Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) said that anybody arrested over criminal activities would face the wrath of the law.
He assured the youth of better lives once they determined to be law abiding and engage themselves meaningfully in the society.
"We will no longer condone criminal activities in the community, I was born and brought up in Agege community and no story you want to tell me that I haven't known about the neighborhood.
"I don't believe in thuggery because there's no gain in it and don't allow the social media to push you into crime," he said.
"The council has decided to set up security taskforce within community to curb the lingering security challenges and we are given it full support as it serve the goal and objectives of curbing insecurity," he said.
Alhaji Haruna Maikudi, the Arewa Community Leader in Agege in his remarks thanked the council for organising such important summit to an end insecurity in Agege.
According to him, the Arewa in Agege community would work together to ensure peaceful coexistence in the local government.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the security taskforce would include the police, civil defence, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigerian Immigration and youths residence to nip in the bud the lingering insecurity. (NAN)
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