The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo State, Professor Kayode Adebowale, has solicited the support of security chiefs in Oyo State.
Prof. Adebowale made the appeal when he led a team from the university to pay courtesy visits to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police (CP), and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The VC said the security challenges in the country have become hydra-headed, and as such, combined and concerted efforts, through a multi-dimensional approach, are required to combat the challenges.
He stressed the need for the academia and the security forces to be partners in order to maintain law and order in society and, most especially, among the restive youths.
Prof. Adebowale appreciated the support and services that the university had received in the past during times of peace and periods of unrest on campus.
The GOC 2 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Obinna Onubogu, commended the VC for reaching out.
He assured that the army will continue to cooperate with other security agencies to ensure peace and security in the state, saying it is when peace prevails that the army and the other security agencies will be said to have done their jobs.
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayodele Sonubi, appreciated the opportunities provided by the academia for men of the force to actualise their academic dreams.
Sonubi equally appreciated the synergy between UI and the Nigeria Police Force, assuring that the cordiality would be sustained.
The Director of the Department of State Services in Oyo State, Mr Rasheed Adelakun, noted that the organisation will surpass its earlier services to UI now that the VC has asked for more support.
Adelakun assured that the DSS, in realisation of the valuable roles that the academia plays in national development, has intensified its covert operations on various campuses.
The Vice-Chancellor was accompanied on the courtesy visits by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Professor Peter Olapegba; the Registrar, Mr Ganiyu Saliu; and a Reader in the Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies/Director of the TETFund Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies, Dr Benjamin Aluko.
Others are the Deputy Registrar/Public Relations Officer, Mrs Adejoke Akinpelu; the Acting Chief Safety Officer, Mr Lasisi Oyekanmi; and the Principal Assistant Registrar in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Mr Tilewa Adeniji.
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