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CP OGUN VISITS POWA SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE, BACKS INDUSTRIAL AMBITION, CHARGES ASSOCIATION TO CREATE JOBS, EMPOWER WOMEN AND FIGHT CRIME
…CP OJAJUNI: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ARE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE CRIME PREVENTION
The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, on 19 October 2026 led members of the Command’s Management Team on an inspection visit to the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) Skills Acquisition Centre at the Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta. The visit underscored the Command’s commitment to supporting women’s empowerment, enterprise development, job creation and proactive crime prevention.
During the visit, the POWA Acting Chairperson, Mrs Bolanle Adeoye, and members of the Association’s executive received the Commissioner and conducted him around the facility, including its Photography Studio and Make-up Studio. The Centre is designed to equip POWA members and the general public with practical vocational skills, promote entrepreneurship and create sustainable livelihood opportunities, particularly for women and youths.
Speaking during the inspection, CP Ojajuni charged POWA to leverage extensive partnerships with government agencies, private sector organisations, manufacturers, vocational institutions and development partners to transform the Centre into a thriving industrial hub. He emphasised that the vision should extend beyond skills acquisition to enterprise development, productive ventures and employment generation, enabling beneficiaries to become self-reliant and contribute meaningfully to economic growth.
The CP noted that economic empowerment and productive engagement are important complements to conventional policing, as sustainable livelihoods can help address socio-economic factors associated with crime. He stressed that the Centre could also contribute to public safety through crime-prevention awareness, constructive community engagement and opportunities that encourage youths and women to pursue legitimate and productive ventures.
Commending Mrs Adeoye and the POWA Ogun State executive for their vision and commitment to human capital development, CP Ojajuni pledged the Command’s unwavering support for POWA and the Centre in every way possible. He reaffirmed the Command’s readiness to encourage strategic collaboration and partnerships that would advance the Centre’s development, expand its reach and strengthen its contribution to empowerment, crime prevention and community safety.
The inspection highlighted POWA’s potential to complement conventional policing through practical empowerment and sustainable economic opportunities. The Ogun State Police Command remains committed to supporting initiatives that strengthen community resilience, promote productive engagement and advance lasting public safety across the State.
DSP OLUSEYI B. BABASEYI, anipr
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
OGUN STATE COMMAND
ELEWERAN, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE
22ND OCTOBER, 2026