The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, has called on media practitioners to shun fake news in the interest of nation building.
She made the call on Tuesday while receiving in her office the leadership of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ,Oyo State chapter.
She said journalists must promote unity of Nigeria, set agenda that would help in the development of the country rather than publishing stories that could lead to chaos.
While noting that the achievement recorded so far by the command became possible because she had hardworking officers who were up to the task in making the work successful, she added that officers of the command would continue to perform their duties professionally and as expected of them.
She assured the public of the command’s commitment to the safety of lives and property.
The NAWOJ chairperson in Oyo State, Comrade Jadesola Ajibola, in her remarks, recalled how the command under the leadership of Onadeko had been fighting gender-based violence and worked assiduously through the collaboration with the public to restore peace in the state.
She stated that men of the command have been of good conduct and professional in their relations with the public, stating that some of the cases NAWOJ had been following showed that the command under the leadership of the first female Commissioner of Police in the state remained outstanding.
The NAWOJ chairperson assured the command of the association’s support at all times, adding that widows in the command would benefit from some of the programmes of the association to make their lives more meaningful.
