Ibadan – Oyo State Government has assured its residents of security of lives and property in every part of the state, saying it would spare no cost to secure the people and spare no effort to make the state uncomfortable for criminally minded elements.
The government stated this on Wednesday at the Expanded Security Council Meeting presided over by the state governor, Seyi Makinde.
Briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting which had some State Executive Council members, service commanders, local government chairmen and traditional rulers in attendance, the Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Security, CP Fatai Owoseni (rtd), reassured residents of the state that the government would continue to adequately secure lives and property irrespective of the security challenges in the country.
Owoseni noted that despite the challenges of crimes and criminalities in the country, the Oyo State Government has been rising to the occasion in tackling the challenges by ensuring that patrol teams are located in strategic places.
He also stated that the government has put in place a number of measures to make the state too hot for criminals, which includes joint visibility patrols, adding that the state has also activated swift deployment squads.
While assuring that Oyo State is not under any threat of banditry, he added that all areas identified as flash points would be thoroughly cleared and rid of criminalities, stressing that the state would not allow criminal elements to have the last laugh.
According to the Special Adviser, the state, in conjunction with the military, is currently combing the Old Oyo National Park, which is a forest that stretches from Oyo State to Kwara and Niger states, to guard against the space being taken over by bandits and terrorists.
