Senator blame insecurity on Insufficient police funding

Senator Nicholas Tofowomo (PDP-Ondo) has blamed the current security crisis on successive governments’ failure to adequately fund the Nigeria Police Force.

Mr Tofowomo made the remarks to reporters on Tuesday in Okitipupa, where he was inspecting rehabilitation work on the burnt-out Okitipupa police station and area command, which he sponsored.

During the #EndSARS protest on Oct. 22, 2020, hoodlums demolished the structures.

Mr. Tofowomo urged the Federal Government to work hard to ensure adequate funding and equipment for the police, who play a critical role in ensuring the safety of people and property in the country.

“Policing in a large and diverse country like Nigeria requires enormous funding and sophisticated weapons, but the current situation is due to the previous government’s poor funding of the police in annual budgets.

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“You will be surprised that the same police officers who are being chastised would have performed better if the government had increased their funding and provided them with sophisticated weapons,” he said.

Mr Tofowomo, who expressed satisfaction with the work at the police station and area command, said that his concern for the safety of his constituents’ lives and property prompted him to fund the project.

He stated that the rehabilitation work would be completed before the station’s commissioning and handover to the police on December 26.

The police command in Ondo’s spokesperson, DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, praised the senator for taking such a bold step to ensure residents’ safety.

In a telephone interview with NAN on Tuesday, Odunlami stated this

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“We thank the senator for his kindness and for ensuring the safety of residents’ lives and property,” she said. “I appeal to our youths to refrain from destroying government property in order to press home their demands,” she added.

Oba Festus Olumoyegun, the Oniju of Iju-Odo, praised Tofowowo for his efforts to rebuild the station, saying that despite not being a native of the area, he had brought relief to the people of Ikaleland.

Tofowomo has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he can be trusted at all times, according to the traditional ruler, who urged other politicians to follow suit.