Governor Akeredolu Gives Police New Directive

Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has again issued a fresh directive challenging the police to fish out and parade culprits in the recent killing of Olufunke Olakunrin, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.

Naija News understands that the Ondo state governor made this known while receiving the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Abdulmajid Ali in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

This online news platform understands that the Ondo state Governor was represented by his Deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi.

While charging the police on the need to get rid of crimes and it affiliates out of the state, the Governor who was represented was quoted to have said; “Though there is no life that is not important to us, the Ondo State government and the people of Ondo State are demanding that the police should quickly apprehend the killers.

“We are waiting for the day that the police will parade and say these are the people who are killers of the woman”.

The Ondo state governor stressed the need for the police to man the state’s border towns with states such as Edo, Kogi and Ogun to curtail the movement of criminal elements.

“The insecurity in the nation is not limited to Ondo State, but the recent happenings in Ondo has always put our state in the news every day.

“We want to appeal to you to do whatever you can in the area of deployment of more policemen to Ondo State. We will appreciate it.

“I want you to always engage the communities. The community is very important.

“And you will agree with me that even if you have two hundred thousand policemen on the ground, you will still need the cooperation of the people to effectively carry out your job effectively,” he said.