By Ibrahim A. Jagaba
In what eminently qualifies for an uncommon birthday celebration experience, commander of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, (RRS), CSP Saheed Olayinka Egbeyemi, on Friday, August 4th, 2023, during a birthday timeout organized and bankrolled in his honor by friends and well wishers, received the prestigious royal peace ambassadorial sword which by implications confers on him the eminent royal title of Jakadan Zaman Lafiya, implying Peace Ambassador under the awarding emirate, which spans over seventeen southern states of Nigeria.
Handing the significant royal peace insignia to the celebrant, the Sarkin Samarin Yamma, which translates to the traditional leader of northern youth traditional chiefs across seventeen southern states of Nigeria under the authority of the nationally gazetted Sasa Royal Emirate of Ibadan, Oyo State, Comrade, Ambassador, Sani Salisu Danmuttaqa, described the recipient and celebrant, CSP Saheed Olayinka Egbeyemi, popularly addressed as Farin Zaki by the Arewa community as a true symbol of peace, thus, deserving acknowledgement and a place in the royal hall of fame.
Speaking further, Amb. Danmuttaqa, who was joined by the Sarkin Alimosho overall, HRH Alhaji Ahmed Haruna Kuraja and a number of youth titled chiefs across notable emirates, said, the recipient has automatically became a bonafide titled chief in the awarding emirate through merit which is the cardinal tradition and practice of the revered Sasa emirate.
Concluding, the Sarkin Samarin Yamma pinpointed that, Sasa emirate, stands out amongst equals as it was officially gazetted by the federal government with all the accompanying instruments of office in the year, 1994.
Receiving the glittering peace ambassadorial sword, the commander RRS Lagos state, expressed profound appreciation for the honor and recognition assuring never to rest on his oars in the cause of peace for the general good of humanity