The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, has 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, 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 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.
Ojajuni commended Mrs Adeoye and the POWA Ogun State executive for their vision and commitment to human capital development.
He 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.
