Oyo Jolly Rogers Confraternity Indicate Readiness For Police Institution Transformation
As part of civic responsibility, the leadership of National Association of Jolly Rogers Confraternity , a fall-out of Seadog Confraternity ,Oyo State Chapter announced its readiness to embark on Police transformation outreach.
The Confraternity which has 62 chapters across the world in conjunction with Police Community Houstin, United States of America stated this on Tuesday at Baale Oluyole,Yemi Ogunyemi’s Palace, believes the Police Institution can be rebranded to an international status quo through its action.
Speaking , a popular real Estate surveyor and captain, Jolly Rogers Confraternity, Oyo State , Mr Olusegun Adesope stated that the association works on intellectualism as the founding fathers of Seadogs Pirates Confraternity including the globally reverred Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Baba Akinwumi Isola who struggled for African engagement during the pre and post-colonial era with much impacts felt in the country since 1952 till date , with the basic objective of paving way for a resounding egalitarian society.
Adesope added that Jolly Rogers Confraternity is ready to engage the society positive impacts at all cost through formal influence and affiliations possessed.
” We are grateful to the entire Oluyole, especially Baale who intuitively gave us a hint of Seadog Confraternity historically then. We promise to do you proud and never renege on our promises on those past. Late Bola Ige ,Prof. Awe were close to Seadogs but were not initiated. But,Prof. Akinwumi Isola was a core member. Muyiwa Ige was initiated through the mentorship of Prof. Wole Soyinka”
” As a head of the organization, we promise to give continual relationship with the Oluyole community, and as well the Palace ,even if anybody comes after me”, Adesope said.
Similarly, Association’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Olusegun Ogundele noted that the Association decided to embark on a 4-day advocacy towards investigating and oiling needs of state Police-citizens relationship which will premise on town hall meeting with Police, investigation on Police and community, jingles in 5mins and 10mins and collaboration seeking with communities especially, the Oluyole.
” in 1983 at Ugheli, we lost 6 members to Police Brutality which we still believe play out till date.
” we are looking at Police community relationship for reformation in relation to good police staff welfare and enabling environment for a national Police Force pride”
In reaction, Chairman Police Community Relation Committee and vice- chairman Operations, PCRC, Oyo State Command, Prince Shuaib Aminu lamented on poor maintenance culture in the Police Force, adding that a number of Police members got into the Force due to economy circumstance.
Shuaib advised the members of Jolly Rogers to be cautiously tactical in their proposed projects as to enable success.
The chairman, Oluyole Community Development, Chief Jerry Akinwumi congratulated Jolly Rogers Deck,Oyo State for a proposed project on a critical sector,Police which indeed calls for transformation. He encouraged the Association to remain resilient, focused and determined , giving unalloyed support of the entire Oluyole Community.
Meanwhile, the Baale Oluyole,Chief Yemi Ogunyemi appreciated the members of Jolly Rogers for being carrier of freedom fighting instincts of the founder of Pirate Confraternity,Wole Soyinka, fingered military interference that collapsed the social effectiveness of the association. He said the then confraternity operated in the afternoon and never secret.
Baba Ogunyemi called the Rogers Confraternity to uphold its good intention and make every effort to outshine Lion and Rotary Clubs both which were birthed by Europeans; promised formal support, appointing the Community PCRC chairman, Secretary and PCRC PRO, Mr UTB Umoren to panelling with the Rogers Confraternity for a succesful police advocacy.
The meeting ended by refreshments, and photograph sessions with members of Jolly Rogers Confraternity and Leadership of Oluyole Community.
