Governor of Kwara state, H. E. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said that the country will certainly overcome the difficult phase of security concerns it is going through at the moment. He stated this in Ilorin at the passing out ceremony of the newly recruited police special constabularies (community police) who would be deployed to their various local governments to strengthen intelligence gathering and security in the state. He said that security agencies in the state must be commended and supported, so as to keep the state continues safe, stressing that security begins with everybody and we must make sure to give the right information to the security agencies to that it can be actionable, which is the only way to totally secure the communities. According to the governor, "We must not just sit down and expect the police and other security agencies to perform magic. We must support our security agencies to perform their jobs with the right information. They are doing their best and we commend them for the work they are doing. As citizens, we must be active informants and offer useful information to security agencies." Speaking to the graduant, Governor Abdulrazaq said that with their graduation, they are fitting into the security architecture, linking the entire population with their communities and remain the core professionals in the police force by ensuring that the right information is passed through. "Your presence will give confidence to the people in your communities and the state at large to make sure the environment is peaceful," he added. Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, who was represented by Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mohammed Bagega thanked the governor for his ever support of the force and for making the training a reality. He said, "The trainees here included 16 persons from each local government sponsored by the federal government and 50 persons (from each local government) sponsored by the state government which I considered the highest sponsored among the states of the federation, all together. "We have 1,056 trainees who have successfully undergone police training in the prestigious training school located in Ilorin. I want to thank Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his unending support to the Police and for making the training of first batch of special constabulary candidates in Kwara State a reality. I want to also appreciate community policing advisory committee for the wonderful jobs they have been performing in the state.” IGP Baba advised the new constabulary policemen to remain disciplined, obey lawful directives, respect and protect human rights of all Nigerians
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