The Ogun State Police Command and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, have strengthened their partnership to enhance intelligence sharing and border security.
The partnership was reinforced when the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, alongside members of his management team, including the Commanding Officer, 16 Police Mobile Force Squadron, the Area Commander, Idiroko, and Commanders of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit and Border Patrol Unit, paid a familiarisation visit to the Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Olukayode Afeni, at the Ogun I Area Command in Idiroko.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, noting that CP Ojajuni and his management team were formally received by DC Afeni and his management team.
According to the statement, the Commissioner had an interactive session with members of the Joint Border Security Committee, comprising the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Forest Guards, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, So-Safe Corps, Port Health Services, and the Permanent Secretary, Inter-Border Security Formation.
“The visit underscores the Command’s commitment to deepening operational cooperation, enhancing intelligence sharing, and building a more coordinated security architecture across Ogun State’s international border corridors,” the statement said.
Addressing the gathering, CP Ojajuni expressed satisfaction with the prevailing security situation along the border corridor and commended the leadership of the Ogun I Area Command for its professionalism, patriotism, and unwavering commitment to protecting the nation’s territorial integrity.
He noted that the strategic activities of the Nigeria Customs Service along the border contribute significantly to national security, economic growth, and the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The CP also applauded the exceptional level of cooperation among security agencies operating within the corridor, describing the existing synergy as a model worthy of emulation. He emphasised that sustained collaboration, intelligence sharing, and joint operations remain indispensable in addressing emerging security threats.
He further acknowledged the remarkable successes recorded under Operation Kosaye and called for greater operational coordination. He also reaffirmed the Ogun State Police Command’s support for all sister security agencies.
In his response, the CAC and Chairman of the Joint Border Security Committee, DC Afeni appreciated CP Ojajuni for what he described as an “August visit in July,” noting that the visit further strengthens the longstanding relationship among security agencies operating within the border corridor.
He also acknowledged the institutional support previously extended by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of ICT, and Supervising DIG for the South-West Geopolitical Zone, DIG Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, during his tenure as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2.
Afeni commended CP Ojajuni for the remarkable achievements recorded since assuming duty as Commissioner of Police, Ogun State.
He highlighted the statutory mandates of the Nigeria Customs Service, including border security, enforcement, and trade facilitation, and attributed the successes recorded within the border corridor to the unity, cooperation, professionalism, and mutual trust among all security agencies operating under the Joint Border Security Committee.
“The engagement concluded with goodwill messages from the Comptroller of Immigration and other members of the Joint Border Security Committee, all of whom reaffirmed their commitment to sustained intelligence sharing, joint operations, and enhanced collaboration towards maintaining a secure, peaceful, and crime-free border environment,” the statement added.
