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Ooni spoke on Friday when he received Akintayo Adaralewa, the newly deployed Osun commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in his palace in Ile-Ife.

The monarch said synergy among security agencies is crucial to addressing the insecurity in the country.

“In countries with stronger security records, collaboration among security operatives remains tight. Such collaboration will make security operatives tackle challenges of insecurity as an indivisible entity; no single security agency can do the work alone,” NAN quoted Ogunwasi as saying.

“Osun state is relatively peaceful and as a traditional institution, we will always support security agencies to make the state safer.

“I also want to commend NSCDC personnel that work in the palace, they are dutiful, in fact, they are representing the corps very well.”

On his part, Adaralewa said his visit was to pay homage,  seek guidance, and receive royal blessings and support of the Ooni for success in his assignment.

“I am here to ask you for support and blessings, like you gave to my predecessor that made him succeed,” he said.

Adaralewa assured the monarch that his administration would pay more attention to issues of farmers and herders clashes among others.

He said the era of crisis between the herders and farmers would soon be a thing of the past.

The NSCDC commandant also solicited information from members of the public, noting that intelligence gathering is imperative for the success of security operatives.