Being on a constant move throughout the day, standing for long hours under the rain and shine, and intense pressure are some of the hallmarks of the work of a Police officer. It demands high level of fitness and health to avoid breakdown and collapse, TheMediaGood Newspaper can report.
In this view, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Zone 2 Police Command (comprising Lagos and Ogun States) today led Police officers on a fitness walk to enhance physical wellness, mental health, and emotional well-being of the officers. The Walk which stretched from the Zone 2 HQ to Eko Atlantic City turning to Adeola Odeku and back to the Zonal HQ covered about 10.2 km.
After the tasking but refreshing Walk, AIG Adegoke Fayoade stated: ‘This walk is a strategic instruction of the IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun that we need to be healthy for the job. The Police job is a very tasking job and we require fitness and health to do the job. That is why we decided to do this Walk on a regular basis, it helps us to perform our job which is round the clock.’
‘My charge to our Police officers is that we need to be fit for the job. During leisure, take out time to engage in exercise. It lowers blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol. Today we did about 10.2km, last time we covered 8.5km, maybe next time, we will do 15km.’
The Zonal Police PRO, CSP Umma Ayuba added: ‘This Walk plays a role in mental fitness which impacts what we do on a daily basis. It is also a means to unite us officers and engage with members of the public. You can see some people join us because it goes a long way in the health of an individual.’
‘I didn’t know we did as much as 10km because it was fun and enjoyable with good music. I encourage officers to continue to exercise, don’t wait for something to happen before you look for what to do.’
The Walk was spearheaded by officers of the Zonal Police sports team including ASP Abayomi Sonaike, SP Mattias and SP Alex. ‘We thank God that we have an agile AIG who is concerned about our fitness and health. Our AIG Adegoke Fayoade knows that Walks will help our agility to do the job,’ SP Abayomi Sonaike remarked.