Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, Bode Ojajuni, has reaffirmed the commitment of the command to stronger inter-agency collaboration following a high-level familiarisation visit to the Nigeria Customs Service in Idiroko.
Ojajuni, accompanied by members of the command’s management team, including the Commanding Officer of the 16 Police Mobile Force Squadron, the Area Commander, Idiroko, and commanders of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Border Patrol units, visited the Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Controller, Oladapo Olukayode Afeni.
The police commissioner also held an interactive session with members of the Joint Border Security Committee, comprising the Nigeria Immigration Service, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria Forest Guards, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, So-Safe Corps, Port Health Services and the Permanent Secretary, Inter-Border Security Formation.
The visit, according to the command, was aimed at deepening operational cooperation, enhancing intelligence sharing and strengthening coordinated security architecture along Ogun State’s international border corridors.
Addressing the gathering, Ojajuni expressed satisfaction with the prevailing security situation in the border corridor and commended the Ogun I Area Command for its professionalism and commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s territorial integrity.
He noted that the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service contribute significantly to national security, economic growth and revenue generation.
The commissioner also praised the level of cooperation among security agencies operating in the border area, describing the existing synergy as a model worthy of emulation.
He stressed that sustained intelligence sharing and joint operations remain vital in tackling emerging security threats and called for stronger operational coordination, while reaffirming the support of the Ogun State Police Command for all sister security agencies.
Responding, the Acting Customs Area Controller and Chairman of the Joint Border Security Committee, Deputy Controller Oladapo Olukayode Afeni, described the visit as an important step in strengthening the longstanding relationship among security agencies operating along the border corridor.
Afeni also acknowledged the support previously extended by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of ICT and Supervising DIG for the South-West, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, during his tenure as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2.
He commended Ojajuni for the achievements recorded since assuming office and reiterated that the successes recorded along the border were driven by unity, professionalism and mutual trust among members of the Joint Border Security Committee.
The meeting ended with goodwill messages from the Controller of Immigration and other committee members, who reaffirmed their commitment to sustained intelligence sharing, joint operations and enhanced collaboration to maintain a secure and crime-free border environment.
