Adequate Security as Ogun State Deploy 300 Amotekun Corps for Saturday polls
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At least, 300 Operatives from the Ogun State Security Network ( Amotekun) Corps has been deployed to strategic points in all the 20 LGA for tomorrow council polls in the state. In a press statement signed by the Corps Commander, Mr David Ajibola Akinremi, a retired commissioner of police, it warned trouble makers, politicians and their thugs to have rethink, saying that the long arm of the law will deal decisively with any trouble maker who may want to use the exercise to cause trouble.
“The electorates are expected to turn out in their numbers to elect their leaders at the election. ‘The Council Election is expected to generate more interest considering the fact that Local Government Administration is the closest to the people. ‘The enthusiasm shown during campaign rallies throughout the state is a testimony to this assertion”.
He said that it is sacrosanct that a robust security is provided aimed at ensuring peaceful conduct of the election devoid of violence, political thuggery and all forms of act that could affect its smooth conduct and after the election. “The conduct of the electorates during campaign rallies have been encouraging. ‘This cannot however be taken for granted. ‘The responsibility of providing adequate security during and after the polls therefore rests on all Security Agencies and other Stakeholders as well as electorates themselves”. “To achieve this objective, the Corps will be deploying three hundred of its operatives to strategic locations throughout the State while others will be engaged in intelligence gathering as well as intensive patrols along side with other sister agencies.”
The Corps Commander, while admonishing electorates, politicians and residents in general to shun any act of violence during and after the election, however warn would-be trouble makers of the Corps readiness to deal decisively with any act of violence even “as Ogun State people are peace loving and this we shall continue to guarantee.”
Source Samuel Ebinum
