The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji , has directed the security agencies to beef up security in the state ahead of yuletide to prevent incidences of killings and kidnappings of the citizens .
Oyebanji said the state’s police, Department of State Services and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Commands must deploy their men in areas identified as flashpoints to ward off criminals during the coming festivities.
Oyebanji, represented by his Security Adviser, Bridg Gen. Ebenezer Ogundana, said this in Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, at the launch of the “Ember Month Patrol”.
He said the exercise was initiated to ensure that the whole state is safe from criminal elements during the Christmas and New year’s festivities, saying those perpetrating crimes under the facets of ritual attack, kidnapping and robbery will be fished out and made to face the full weight of the law.
Oyebanji assured the people of the state that there would be adequate protection of lives and property during the festive period in the state.
“Government would not fold its arms and allow these miscreants to be operating in Ekiti. We have to bring out the security agencies to go round the town look for and identify some criminal hideouts, flush out the criminals in the state.
“The security agencies will move to every local government, all the highways and make sure that the state is free and the forest indentify where criminals are assembling are free for people to go about their normal business during this yuletide period.
“Government have already taken measures to deployed enough security in all parts of the state. Government is up to the task, government is ready to curb criminal activities during this festive period in all part of the state.
“We need the support of everybody, because security is the responsibility of everybody.
“When you see something, you say something, don’t see something and decide to keep quiet”.
