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NURTW crisis: Police deploy officers to motor parks in Ondo

By Oludamisi Ojo, Akure
The Ondo State Police Command has deployed its men to major motor Parks in Akure, the Ondo state capital to prevent a breakdown of law and order following attacks by suspected hoodlums on Tuesday.

Six members of the NURTW were injured in the clash that occurred on Monday.

They are now receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had suspended the activities of NURTW in the state while inaugurating a 21- member State Motor Parks Management Committee led by the former state chairman of the union, Jacob Adebo.
Armed police officers are now in all motor Parks while vehicles have been evacuated from the parks.

Passengers traveling outside the state capital were also seen boarding commercial vehicles on roadsides around the motor Parks.

The police public relations officer, (PPRO), Mrs. Funmi Odunlami confirmed the attacks and the deployment of police officers to the parks.

According to her: “After the swearing-in of Mr. Jacob Adebo popularly known as ‘”Idajo” yesterday by the state government, some of his men went to some parks in Akure metro to take over those parks and they met a kind of resistance from those drivers.

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She however said the command has deployed police officers to those areas, saying “right now, we have our policemen stationed in different parks just to ensure that there is peace.”

The PPRO however said no arrest had been made so far after the incident.

 

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