In continuous alignment with the strategic directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, focusing on intelligence-led and community-driven policing, the Ogun State Police Command has intensified its non-kinetic crime prevention frameworks through targeted youth outreach and multi-agency advocacy.
Under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, the Command recently executed two major public sensitization engagements aimed at steering youths away from cultism, substance abuse, cybercrime, and associated social vices:
1. Police Public Relations Officer Speaks at Al-Hikmah University Academic Seminar
Delivering a paper titled “Substance Abuse and National Insecurity: Building Responsible Youth Through Entrepreneurship” at the 8th Set Academic Seminar of the Mass Communication Department, Al-Hikmah University (Abeokuta Study Centre), the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, emphasized the direct link between drug abuse and rising violent crime.
Addressing lecturers, media stakeholders, and undergraduate students, DSP Babaseyi noted that substance abuse acts as a primary catalyst for violent crimes, including cultism, armed robbery, and cybercrime. He urged students to adopt entrepreneurship as both an economic tool and a security strategy, while highlighting the vital role of media practitioners in shaping responsible public discourse.
2. Ogun POCACOV Partners with Peace Club Abeokuta at the “BetterMe Tournament”
In a parallel outreach, the Ogun State Chapter of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), led by the State Coordinator and Deputy PPRO, ASP Opeyemi Oluborode, collaborated with the Peace Club Abeokuta (affiliated with the World Peace Initiative Foundation) during the “Better Me Tournament.”
The event brought together undergraduate students from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and other tertiary institutions across the state. The POCACOV team conducted interactive sensitization sessions on self-discipline, personal leadership, dangers of gang involvement and other social vices.
The Ogun State Police Command maintains that while enforcement actions remain active against criminal elements, preventive education and value-orientation represent the most effective long-term solutions to youth-centric crime.
The Command calls on academic institutions, civil society organizations, parents, and community leaders to join hands with the police in guiding young people toward productive, vice-free lifestyles.
DSP OLUSEYI B. BABASEYI, anipr
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
OGUN STATE COMMAND,
ELEWERAN, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE
16TH AUGUST, 2026
