First of all, we are planning a Dinner and Award Ceremony for the end of this year .This to enable us know each other better and for us to give awards and commendations to those they are due to .This will encourage others to do more and to let them know the society is working
Most times we always criticise our security agencies .It is important we appreciate them for what they do .We will appreciate them later , but first let us criticise them a bit.
There is a great chasm between security agencies and the citizens they protect.This chasm comes with mutual suspicion and altercations.Those who run civil society and Government has not been able to find a common ground.Very few organisations like the Nigerian Bar Association has been able to create an in road to some security agencies.
The result of this chasm is the brutalisation of citizens and stereotyping of the security agencies.Government itself has done little in this regard .
The Security Agents are human beings .They are our fathers , our brothers , our sisters , our mothers and our cousins, more importantly, they are our friends .Same for the civil society.
The Police must be commended for opening the civil space through its many social media channels , police community relations committee, Police control rooms numbers , PCRU Channels, making available to the public the phone numbers of their officials , including their DPOs, OCs, ACs,DCs,CPs, AIGs and DIGs and in a way the IG, if you got his number, before now .
The grievance remedial method of the police is immediate.Truth is of all the security agencies,they are more open to the public .If you deal with other security agencies constantly, then you will know understand the meaning of t he e saying that *the Police is your friend*.You can have an unknown soldier , but never an unknown police .
Special Thanks to His Excellency, Gov Godwin Obaseki, His Excellency,Gov Hope Uzodinma,Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Com Phillip Shaiibu , the Deputy Governor of Edo State ,the Esama of Benin Kingdom ,Chief (Dr) Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion,,CON,LLD, His Excellency former Gov Adams Oshiomhole,former Governor of Edo State , Hon Blessing Agbebaku,Hon Speaker Edo State House of Assembly Edo State SSG,the Nigerian Bar Association President -Y.C. Mikyau, Osarodion Ogie Esq,Pastor Osagie Ize Iuamu, Mr Gbovo Iypha ,COS ,Edo Col David Imuse and Mr Lawrence Okah,chairman and secretary respectively,APC ,Edo State , the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association,Benin Branch -Nosa Edo -Osagie Esq and my successor -Festus Usobaifo
Special thanks to a great man of a good Heart -Mr .Shagasha Ikpowonba-World one,Austin Oyarekhua SAN-former President of the NBA ,Chief Ighodalo Imadegbolo SAN,Ken Mozia SAN,H O Ogbodu SAN, GC Igbokwe SAN, Dr Ehiogie West- Idahosa SAN,Prof Edoba Omoregie SAN,Mr Henry Omoregie, President Benin Club Dr Samson Osagie, Hon Mathew Idiorikemwen , Hon EJ Agbonyinma ,Hon Billy Osawaru,Member House of Representatives, Hon Ikenga Ugochinyere , the Vice Chancellor University of Benin -Prof Lilian Imuetinyan Salamai,CMD UBTH , Dr Darlington Obaseki , MD Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu , Dr Agbonile, Mr Efe Stewart, Mr Aideyan (UK), Mr Kede Aihie , Kingsley Jesuorobo , Felix Isere Esq , Gabriel Ehigiator, Sarah Igunbor , Charles Opurum,Andy Bello, Moses Uyi Osaretin,Mosis Obakpolor ,MC Pikolo,MC Purkupine,CEO Rextin Hotel-Victor Mojo,CEO Shamrock Lounge-Hon Johnson Iyamu,CEO Meredian Lounge,Mr Don Bless Ovbiye ,CEO 360 Lounge -Mr Ifeanyi,Mr Chris Anokam ,CEO Christar Courier, Chairman COSON-Mr Tony Okoroji Member, House of Representatives, Hon Marcus Onobun,Hon Festus Ebea,, Hon Washington Osifo, Hon Elizabeth Ativie ,Hon Sunny Aguebor-Bibi,Chief Dele Edokpayi Hon Crosby Osadolor Eribo (Supreme), Hon Abiola Anthony Chinasa ,Abia State House of Assembly, Conrade Hamza Chief Owen Chamberlain Obaseki , Mr Andy Ehanire ,CEO Ogba Zoo, CEO DVD Oil ,Hon Valentine Asuen,CEO Sazy Oil -Hon Igbinovia ,CEO AndyModou Oil -Hon Andy Momodu,CEO Raptor Oil ,Mr Patrick ,,Hon Ugabi,Hon Tom Obaseki, Hon Seid Oshiomhole,Hon Dennis Idahosa (who assisted with the Ekiadolor Custom),Hon Omosede Igbinedion , Hon Osaro Obazee.,Hon Chris Okaeben, Hon Razaq Bello Osagie , Mr Johnson Oboh , Hon Simon Ebegbulem, Mr Lucky Ayomoto,Mr Madu Ibeh ,Miss Omokhuale Omo,Miss Queen Aguebor ,Mr Gabriel Ehigiator, Prince Okafor of Nahotours . Special Greetings to Hon Grabriel Idusuyi-Gabros ,you are a great man Mr Sam Onufua -CEO, Mr Lucky Ayomoto, Mr Fred Aigbokae, Mr Owen Aisien Ogbebor and Me Tura Aisien Ogbebor of Barons and Crates Limited-Liquor Czars.
Special Mention of Retired IGP Solomon Arase,PhD,now Chairman PSC. Retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, former DIG D,Retired DIG Dan Mallam Mohammed, Retired Generals Bolaji Salami, General Omoregie ,Retired AIG Abutu Yaro, Retired CP Philip Ogbadu, former Director X ,Edo State,Mrs Linken (hope I am correct)
Let us a give moment of silence to those of our members who have died.
:DIG Egbunike,AIG Jimeta Gambo, AIG Isaac Akinyomede ,Ogaga Emogwanre ,former Publicity Secretary of the NBA Benin Branch.
Former AIG Abutu Yaro
Special Thanks and commendations to Mr Kelvin Uyi Martins ,you are the last man standing .You deserve your own paragraph of commendation , because people do not know you .You are a great man with a great heart of forgiveness .You are one in a million.
Special Commendations to the CSO Government House , special thanks to Commander Oboh ,Comrade Muktari.
The DIG D-DIG Sylvester Alabi,DIG Frank MBA,Force HQ , AIG Zone 5,AIG Arugwa Udoh, AIG Zone 9 ,Umauhia-AIG Echeng Echeng ,CP Edo State,CP Lagos -CP Idowu Ahunwa , CP Dankwara Mohammed,CP Osun, CP Longe ,CP Imo ,CP Barde,CP Ebonyi-CP , DC Force CID Annex-DC Frank Gbewin, DC Ops-DC Miller Dantawanye, DC D,,DC Olawale, AC D, AC Fodio AC Ops AC Chu, AC X Squad -AC One, AC A,AC Zukumor , Area Ommander ,Benin Metro-ACP Angela Akaro ,Area Commander Ikpoba Hill-ACP Bawa,Area Commander Ekiadolor+ACP Evelyn (the woman leader ), ,all the DPOs in Edo State and OCs in State CID, OC's AKS, OC CIRRS, OC Crack ,OC CiB all of Edo State ,PRO Force CID-Madam Funmi the former PA to CP Delta ,who is now in Warri, PPRO Delta State ,PPRO Imo State, SP Benjamin Hudeyin -PPRO Lagos and more ,are good PROs of the Nigerian Police with their engagement with the Public
I want to use this medium to commend the Nigerian Police Public Relations Department, the Force PRO - AC Muyi Adejobi.I commend AC Mustupha CSP Salisu, CSP Chijioke Kalu , ASP Tana ,all in one time or the other under the Force PRO.I however call for the Police Complaint Response Unit to be independent and let it report directly to the IGP or the DIG "A" , that is the only way it will have power to discipline officers and men .We also commend Zone 5 Zonal PRO -SP Momoh, Edo State PRO-SP Chibuzor,his Assistant,SP Jennifer.Dr Ernest Ikogwu.
We also commend the Chairman of the Police Service Commission -Dr Solomon Ehigiator Arase (Esq.),IGP Retired for setting up the complaint monitoring unit.Information gathered is that it is very effective.
The Nigerian Army has a Civil Relations Directorate , but it is not open to access by the public.We do not have the phone numbers to call.The use of a special dial , does not also help matters ,we should have access to the phone numbers of the Special Operations , Brigade, Divisions and HQ PROs.This will help in bringing down tension.There are however some Army men to commend like Genera Musa (Legal ) Major Aderemi Adebisi,Major Paul Orumor ,Major Kenneth Ifeagwu, Major E.E. Emagha, Major Akubo, Captain Bima and many others and others , who have shown tremendous Goodwill to the public .
Special Commendations to Officer Suleiman of the the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).You are a great man .
The DSS has to open up its Service to the public .It is good that the current DG set up a new Directorate of Strategic Communications.It is however important for the Service to have a communications desk officer , whose phone number should be available to the public for information purposes.This will help reduce the frictions between them and the public .Commendations to the immediate past DLA Edo now in Abuja , Formee AD Akanu Ibiam,now in ISS, former AD O & I now in Sokoto Former Director X ,who is from Kogi State, now retired ,the Pen Doctor and my many friends there
The Custom Service should dismantle their illegal roadblocks on the way , especially the Ekiadolor Custom Road block which has the notoriety as "the most wicked in Nigeria".That particular road block kills commerce and trade in Edo and Delta States .
Immigration Service should do their jobs , not only to be issuing passports .We must stamp out illegal aliens for our security.Commedations to Pillar himself,great man
NSCDC should protect public infrastructure more and do not concentrate on oil .They should be the ones controlling the Vigilantes .Commendations to OC Legal Edo,SC Ulinfoh and PRO ,SC Ogbebor.
Special Commendation to Omosun of the Legal Section,Force CID, OC Legal Zone 5, CSP Bright Ojeziele , OC Legal Edo State,CSP Ogwumba, Idiaghi Esq of Zone 5 and Odion Esq. of the Command .Thanks to Chief John Osamede Adun and his wife-Barr Wura Adun, Comrade Tony Kabaka,Comrade Osakpamwan Eriyo.
Lawyers in the Police ,Army ,DSS and others should tell their bosses the truth.The Lawyers in the Police are trying .They are not well taken care of .They even use their money to do police cases .This must stop .
The EFCC can do better I want to say they have improved their human rights records over the time .They should however be more available for the people, even at weekends . Special Regards to the Director Operations, Mr Mukhtar,the current Zonal Head ,Benin ZC, Former Zonal Head Malafia, My Larry Aso ( a good man )Madam Kate ,Mr Jirbo,,Mr Jonathan, Mr Oseghale ,Imacculatta -my friend and foe,Mr Chika , 2i/c EIFS,,Benin ZC,Miss Kate ,etc
Special Mention of the Chairman NBA Security Agencies Assistant Committee led by Chikwuka Ikwuazom SAN.Special Mention of Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN and the Intellectual Brain Box of the NBA National -Tobenna Erijokwe.Ww will need to work together to provide some Synergy .We also await the town hall meeting of the NBA SARC
The Correctional Service should first correct their abnormalities The Service should improve on their feeding to prisoners .They should also open up the space for individuals to help decongest the prisons. Special Commendations to Dr Elliot A Comptroller,Medical Delta.
NDLEA should improve on their human rights records which is very terrible .They should also reopen the DCP Abba Kyari Case ,which reveal the truth of some syndicates that run drugs In Nigeria.There is some thing fishy about that case .Abba Kyari was just made the fall guy .We need to unravel the truth
I also commend all those my immediate civil society space who has done well in charting a new cause .Special mention of the Femi Falana SAN and Mike Ozekhome SAN.Special Mention of the man who fights the battles for the ordinary man -Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor -Ultimate Equal, a voice of the Voiceless.The Warri Warriors -Aikpokpo Martins Esq and Kunle Edun Esq .Samuel Ihensiekhien,Martins Omo Ihekpe Augustine Ike Bayo Akinlade , Rafiu Tolani,Dotun Hassan, President Aigbekhan ,A A. Sani, Godspower Eroga ,Osazee Okoye,Osazee Edigin ,Dr Taiye Izegaegbe,Mr Oladipo ,Dr Ediae, Kola Edokpayi.Prince Collins Ogiegbaen,Pius Oiwoh, Haruna Esq., Gabriel Ehigiator,Aye Obadiah,Chinyere Udenkwo, Gloria Onwunaje.SP Johnson Retired and SP Cossy, though they are police men they are very close to the civil society .
Special Mention of Focus Mind-Jeff Osazee for donating Fifty Thousand Naira to buy chairs for the Police to make suspects look like Humans as opposed to being made to sit on the bare floor . Special Mention of Dr Okolie for his technical knowledge and assistance to the civil society system .
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We thank the media .Mr Erasmus Ikhide,Mr Emma Akpololo,Peter Cottey of VOA, Miss Mabu of SABC (Channel Africa )South Africa , Tony Ukata , Festus Alenkhe -Chair -NUJPauly Ugbodaga, Patrick Ochoga , Isaac Olukanmi, Mr Aliu of Vanguard , Mr Freeman Friday Aghedo , Eben Nasco ,Best Mbiere ,Andy Bello ,Chioma Ifemeje ,Charles Opurum,Madam Bisi, Adesuwa Ehimuan, Victory Ezomo,Madam Bisi and Fati,Madam Adekunbi Ero, Mr.Odibei, Mr Osa Uzo, Mr Osa Director, His legend, Sandra Umeh, Barristerng, Felix Kubwa Express ,Glo News wire Legal Desk, Halima ,Loyalnigeria,Banny Ehis , Habeeb Lawal, Rainbowempire news blog, All times news ,Efosa Ewere ,Geriscope News,Kelvin Ehimuan,
Special thanks to His Royal Majesty, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo,Oba Ewuare 11, CFR the Oba of Benin. May your majesty reign long in peace, prosperity and good health,Oba ATO Kpere Ise'.
Personally I thank everyone that has contributed to the success of the Security Situation Room.We have achieved a whole lot and it would never have been possible with out the cooperation of our security services.Thank you all We call on Nigerians to show love and warmth to our security agents. If you want to change a person , first show him love. He will listen to you .
If you your name was not mentioned it is not intentional.I am sorry.Viva Nigeria.
We wish everyone the best .
-Douglas Ogbankwa Esq.,
Convener ,
Security Situation Room