Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has directed security agencies that any individual found with illegal weapon should be arrested and prosecuted.
Akeredolu, while addressing the good people of Ondo State on one of the state owned Radio station 96.5Fm, Instructed that the security agencies should confront with renewed vigour, all criminal elements in the State. Any herder who is not properly registered in our forest reserves should vacate the place, he reiterated.
He said “The different shades of insecurity have not only taken an appreciable toll on governance; our focuses as a people for our individual endeavours have been brazenly compromised and distastefully distracted.”
“It is obvious that our Armed Forces and other security agencies, in spite of their patriotism and displayed zeal, appear to be overstretched if not overwhelmed by these enormous security challenges. Understandably too, our dear State like others, is encumbered for obvious reasons, in its avowed efforts to stem this ugly tide.”
He added” we have noticed some serious matters that we need to address before they degenerate into an unmanageable proportion.These include but not limited to the following areas: Influx of strange faces into our State; Activities of cultists; Irresponsible use of the social media; Chieftaincy tussles and Land disputes.”
It will be recalled that about 42 persons whose suspicious presence had caused a security scare around the Army Barracks, Okitipupa some days ago, obviously created some level of curiosity and anxiety.
Besides, those persons who were allegedly transported from the North for a non-existent security training have since been profiled by Amotekun Corps before repatriation to their respective States.
“The third major concern that we need to address is the abuse of the social media to propagate false and fake news.
This unfortunate phenomenon is capable of stoking the embers of disunity and serious security breaches. The social media is almost becoming an unavoidable part of our society as its advent has democratised, deregulated and liberalised the means of news production and dissemination.
Unfortunately however, it has also become a breeding ground for spreading fake news. Akeredolu admonished.
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