By Ebinum Samuel
In a strategic drive to institutionalize non-kinetic crime prevention models, combat youth vulnerability, and neutralize cultism and related social vices across the state, and working in strict alignment with the mandate of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (+), NPM, on preventive policing through the POCACOV advocacy and sensitization campaign, the Ogun State Police Command has officially flagged off the grassroots operational activities of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV).
The formal launch followed a high-level executive briefing at the Command Headquarters, Abeokuta, where the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, hosted the POCACOV leadership delegation. The delegation was led by the State Coordinator, ASP Oluborode Opeyemi and State Chairman, Aare Olayinka Aturamu, alongside other executive members who presented an in-depth operational framework of the campaign’s milestones.
During the strategic engagement, CP Bode Ojajuni was meticulously brief-intimated on POCACOV’s non-kinetic policing approach, which prioritizes proactive public enlightenment or sensitizations, behavioral modification, and targeted youth mentorship over traditional reactive measures. The presentation also evaluated the unit’s documented grassroots successes and outlined its comprehensive roadmap for state-wide sensitization.
Reacting to the brief prior to performing the official flag-off, CP Bode Ojajuni highly commended the dedication and excellent work of the POCACOV team. Charging the officers to relentlessly scale up their advocacy, the CP noted that “the sky is just the starting point” and urged them to strive for even greater impacts in securing the state.
