After receiving a security alert that the Southwest woodlands had allegedly been breached by bandits, CP Morounkeji Adesina, the commissioner of the Ekiti State Police, has ordered security reinforcement in all border towns.
Recall that Chief Gani Adams, the head of the O’dua People’s Congress, warned last week that murderous bandits had penetrated various forests in the states of Oyo, Ondo, and Osun.
The police chief said the command is not treating the alert raised with levity, despite the fact that it is still only a rumor, during a Tuesday interview with journalists in Ado, Ekiti.
The CP stated that he has increased security in all of the border towns in cooperation with other sister agencies and local security structures through the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu.
He claims that in order to prevent the leadership from being caught off guard, his operatives are also monitoring various suspected woodlands throughout the state.
He said “We received the alert just like every other Nigerian, but we are not treating it with levity, despite viewing it as a mere rumour. My men and officers are responding accordingly.
“We are not alone in the operation. This command is working with the DSS, NSCDC, local hunters and Amotekun Corps in all our operations”
The CP said there was the need to fortify the borders saying” the bandits won’t just fly into the forests, they will travel through the roads into the State and I think we have done enough in terms of security in our borders.
“I appeal to our people to help us with useful information. If they suspect any strange movement in any of the forests, let them alert us for prompt action”.The inter-agency security networks being established across the six states of the Southwest, according to Adesina, are powerful enough to handle any emergency, allaying citizens’ anxieties.
