Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged the police to ensure that the public is kept abreast of disciplinary measures taken against erring officers.

The governor said this would sustain public confidence in the security agency.

Ahmed spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, when he received the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) in charge of Zone 8, Mr. Chis Dega.

He noted that transparency in punishing erring officers would also serve as deterrent to other policemen who may have the tendency to behave below acceptable standards.

In a statementby his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, the governor said his administration would always ensure that the police and other security agencies get necessary support to protect life and property of the residents.

According to him, this is the reason the government bought vehicles and gives other logistics support to the police.

Ahmed also advocated the development of a peer review mechanism by the states under Zone 8 of the police formation on strategies to fight crimes.

The governor said there would be greater synergy in crime control in the zone, if such approach is adopted.

Dega said he was in the state to assess the condition of a Kwara State Polytechnic student who was shot by a policeman and sympathise with his family.

The AIG added that he had visited the Rector of the polytechnic, Alhaji Masud Eleuthera, over the incident.