Banditry: Gov Abdulrazaq Mourns Death Of Forest Guards In Oke-Ode Suburb…Calls For Increased Security Presence

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has called on security agencies to deploy more personnel to the state in order to rout the criminals involved in attacks in parts of the state. 

A statement issued in Ilorin and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com  by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye noted that this was sequel to the ‘unfortunate attack on the positions of the forest guards and surrounding areas of Oke Ode’ on Sunday.

The governor also noted that the state requires more military presence to roll back the activities of the criminals in parts of Kwara South and Kwara North.

Governor AbdulRazaq regretted the loss of innocent civilians and the forest guards who had mounted a spirited resistance to the assailants in the early morning incident on grounds of patriotism and the love for their communities. 

‘My heartfelt condolences go to the families. No word can adequately capture the depth of my sadness and nothing can compensate the bereaved families over these incidents, in spite of our efforts and the investments in enlisting and training the forest guards to bolster the conventional forces. Our people are understandably concerned about the situation, and I wholeheartedly share their grief.

While we appreciate the efforts and unquantifiable sacrifices of the security forces as well as the successes so far, we definitely need to do a lot more until we are completely out of the wood.

Finally, I urge our brave residents to remain calm and avoid the temptation to turn on ourselves. I equally commend all the forest guards and the local hunters who, though lost five of their compatriots, equally neutralized several of the attackers. We will forever be grateful to all of them as our heroes’ the statement quoted the governor as saying.

The Army Headquarters, meanwhile, has directed the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army in Ibadan, to immediately relocate to Kwara State to further coordinate and boost military response to the development-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you