Build police posts in estates to secure lives, property – Former IGP Okiro
By Oluwatope Lawanson
L-R: MD, GText Homes, Dr Stephen Akintayo with the Former Inspector General of Police, IGP Mike Okiro
Mr Mike Okiro, the Former Inspector General of Police on Friday, advised Nigerians to build police post inside and around their estates so as to secure lives and property.
Okiro, made the remark during the
commemoration of the opening of Beryl Roselium Estate, Idado-Eleko, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Beryl Roselium Estate was recently acquired by a leading real estate developer, GText Homes.
According to the former Inspector General of Police, security challenges are inevitable, but the presence of law enforcement will ensure the security of lives and properties.
Okiro urged Nigerians to be observant and security conscious at all times.
“The presence of police sometimes drives away criminals and hoodlums from disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.
“Also, the police should be well funded and empowered so as to work effectively.
“Once you have a police station near an estate, the residents can go home and sleep with their two eyes closed,” Okiro said
Speaking on the opening of the estate, he noted that Gtext Homes had done a great job turning swamp into a habitable place for people.
He noted that Gtext homes had also helped to reduce unemployment by creating jobs for youths to work on there sites.
Okiro commended Gtext homes for putting several security measures on ground not only to safeguard the properties of its buyers but prove that they were as reliable as they claim.
Dr Stephen Akintayo, Group Managing Director, GText Homes said it was the company’s mission to provide 1,000 housing units in Nigeria before 2035,
“We are also creating an eco-friendly environment that would provide green and smart homes for Nigerians,” Akintayo said.
He urged other real estate developers to always engage people of the community, in order to tackle the issues of unemployment and security challenges in their environs.
Commenting, Omotunde Adebowale David, popularly known as Lolo1, a Nollywood actress, and a Nigerian radio presenter, said it was paramount for real estate companies to be all about integrity.
She said she could vouch for Gtext Homes because they are reliable and the best at delivering green and smart homes
“They are doing so much more, gone are those days where we see regular homes, but now we have traveled and have seen smart and green homes everywhere,” Lolo said.
(NAN)
