Following the incessant attacks on Bullion Hotel, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Funsho Bamigboye has brokered peace between Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi, the youth, elders of Shimawa as well as victims of Bullion Hotel’s attack.
The truce was brokered at a meeting held at the Shimawa Police station, facilitated by SP Bamigboye with all the parties involved expressing their grievances and resolved to give peace a chance with the arrested Bullíon Hotel staff released from Police custody.
SP Bamigboye while addressing journalists and the attendees at the meeting, lauded Ambassador Ajadi for his commitment to peace and stability in the community, noted that ” one of the major purposes of having a Police station in any given town is to always restore peace and security amidst any violation of orders.”
According to DPO Bamigboye, the key stakeholders in the last crisis had been summoned by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alamutu, and that a reconciliation agreement had been reached and that she called for the reconciliation meeting to ensure a complete harmonization among the stakeholders in the community.
“I have called for today’s meeting so that all the parties involved in the recent commotion between Ajadi’s security officers and the hotel’s attack victims can be resolved and we can collectively plan for the development and progress of Shimawa,” she said.
While directly addressing the Shimawa youths, specifically Sogo Oyetola and Micheal Fakoya, DPO encouraged them to promote peace and work in unity with Olufemi Ajadi’s staff for the progress of the town.
Speaking, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi expressed gratitude to the Police especially the DPO for the reconciliation talks and commended her for her motherly role in settling the dispute between his staff and the attackers.
The NNPP Chieftain pledged his commitment to supporting the Police with the resources required to combat crime in the community and that he will continue to respond promptly to calls for communal assistance and that the youths in Shimawa should showcase good citizenship and stay away from crime and other social vices that are punishable under the law.
“I have always been a peace maker. My business ventures and homes are in Shimawa and these are symbols of peace and harmony for the town. I have kept the security officers after the election as I felt that most electorates and residents believe that politicians are used to dumping the youths after using them during the election”, he said .
Mr. Omokehinde Olowu, who accompanied Ambassador Ajadi to the peace meeting, described Ajadi as peacekeeper who had never violated the law, urging the community to rally behind Ajadi in realizing his political ambition in 2027, which he believed would be of benefit to Shimawa significantly.
Sogo Oyetola, the youth leader of Shimawa, while expressing his desire for peaceful coexistence between the town’s indigenous people and those who had acquired land there, he emphasized the importance of everyone being able to sleep in their homes without fear.
Also speaking, Bolaji Sogunro, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Shimawa, expressed his joy at Ambassador Ajadi’s presence and stressed the need for peace to ensure the town’s prosperity.
