The Emir of Ilorin and chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has reiterated on the fact that the people of the state are co-existing peacefully and harmoniously which has made Kwara to remain the most peaceful state in the country.
He stated this on Wednesday when he hosted all the first class traditional rulers and the commissioner of police in the state to a security/strategic meeting in his palace.
Sulu-Gambari added that facts have shown that there is no virgin land in the state stressing that, “new settlers must get a letter of recommendation from equivalent traditional rulers from their individual state of origin.
He noted that such letter will among other things reflect status, character, attestation, referees, reasons for relocation and record of professional career and undertaking to be of good character and conduct in his new location.
The monarch maintained that such method will curb admittance of people with questionable characters and criminals tendecies into communities in Kwara.
He however urged that adequate funds should be provided for effective intelligence gathering which will assist in the fight against crime and criminality in the nation.
He therefore commended the commissioner of Police, CP Kayode Egbetokun for sustaining the peaceful co-existence among the people of the state and promised that traditional rulers will continue to support the security agencies in their duties.
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