Ogun state government vows to unveil killers of monarch
The Ogun State Government has declared that, it would at all cost unveil the perpetrators of the assassination of the traditional ruler of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola in Ewekoro local government area of the state.
Penpushing reports that, Governor Dapo Abiodun made this declaration on Tuesday while reacting to the Monday gruesome murder of the monarch, who was also set ablaze by the hoodlums, after killing him
The Governor, vowed to visit the full wrath of law on the perpetrators of the assassination, emphasizing his administration would not tolerate breach of peace and harmony being currently enjoyed in the state.
Penpushing further reports that, Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, also directed the security agencies to immediately fish out the killers, just as he sent a stern warning to those threatening the peace of the state.
The Governor stressed that his administration would stop at nothing to deal decisively with the perpetrators by prosecuting and meting out the full wrath of the law on them , describing the incident as unfortunate.
Penpushing also reports that he noted that politics, land and chieftaincy matters should not attract descent to self-help and killings, adding that security of lives and properties are top priorities of his government.
The Governor said in view of this, his administration will not allow people to take laws into their hands, and called that hirelings, parents and guardians should call their wards to order and no plea for clemency will be tolerated for acts of brigandage, murder and illegal conducts.
“To those threatening the peace of our state, we will stop at nothing to fish them out, prosecute them and mete out the full wrath of the law on them. We have zero-tolerance for these ignoble conducts. Politics, land and chieftaincy disputes are no excuses for people to take laws into their hands. All hirelings, parents and guardians should call their wards to order’, he said.
“OP-MESA, Joint Internal Security Task Force, Amotekun, vigilantes groups, DSS Police and NSCDC are not mere toothless bulldogs. They are armed and deployed to strike agent provocateurs”, Abiodun emphasised .
Penpushing reports that, the Governor, however, commiserated with the family of the late monarch and the residents of Agodo town, assuring them that killers would not go unpunished for carrying out that heinous act
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