McPherson University Hosts 2025 Interstate Security Coordination Meeting of Ogun, Oyo and Osun States

McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, served as the venue for the 2025 Interstate Security Coordination Meeting on Thursday, 28 November 2025. The gathering brought together senior security officials from Ogun, Osun and Oyo States to review common challenges and forge joint strategies for enhanced regional safety.

The session was chaired by retired Assistant Inspector‑General of Police Olusola Subair, Special Adviser on Security to the Governor of Ogun State, alongside retired Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni, Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Governor of Oyo State. Attendees included the Commissioners of Police for Ogun and Oyo, Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) from both states, State Commandants of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Sector Commanders of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) — some represented by senior officers — and other heads of security and intelligence agencies.

In his opening remarks, AIG Subair thanked McPherson University for providing an enabling environment and noted that interstate engagement had become essential to reassessing the security architecture of the neighbouring states.

Vice‑Chancellor of McPherson University, Professor Francis Igbasan, described the meeting as timely given recent security incidents — including kidnappings along the Lagos‑Ibadan Expressway and the Abeokuta‑Siun‑Sagamu corridor, herdsmen‑related violence, and a rise in drug‑ and cult‑related activities on tertiary campuses. He highlighted that criminals often operate across state borders, exploiting gaps in coordination and intelligence‑sharing, and stressed that unified strategies, stronger cooperation and consistent information exchange are critical to countering such threats.

Professor Igbasan commended the states for choosing collaboration over competition, noting that the meeting provided a platform to harmonise operational strategies, deepen joint patrols and develop common protocols to deter criminals exploiting border communities. He expressed optimism that the renewed synergy would significantly improve regional security outcomes and reiterated the university’s commitment to supporting initiatives that secure lives and property in its host communities and neighbouring states, offering research expertise, intellectual resources and institutional support toward sustained peace and development.

The meeting concluded with a renewed pledge by the participating security agencies to strengthen cooperation, improve communication channels and develop actionable strategies to address shared security concerns affecting residents along the Ogun‑Oyo corridor.