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Ondo Police fortify banks over attack threat

Ondo Police fortify banks over attack threat

By Michael Ofulue
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Following the rumours of planned attack by suspected Boko haram in South West Zones especially Ondo State, the State Police Command yesterday said it has commenced aggressive 24hours surveillance and patrols in all the nooks and crannies of the state.

To this end, the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr Undie Adie,  has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations and his counterpart in charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) to increase their men drafted to keep surveillance especially on banks across the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joesph, who spoke with The Hope Metro on the development , said the command has fortified all the banks and had taken adequate measure to sustain the existing peace in the state, saying there is no cause for alarm.

“People should go about their lawful and legitimate duties unmolested . We have taken adequate steps towards addressing any security threat or challenge .The general public should disregard the  rumours of attack because we are on ground and there is no reason for anybody to fear.

“Our men have been put on red alert to forestall any possible breakdown of law and other. We are working in collaboration with other sister security forces to ensure that lives and property are secured .People should also be security conscious at all times and endeavour to report any strange movement of individuals or persons to the nearest police station or post.

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“We have continuously been advising the general public to always give adequate and useful information that would help curb crime and criminality in the society because the job of effective crime detection, control and prevention is for all and sundry not to the police alone,” he Stated.

Joseph also hinted that, the 24hours patrol which had commenced would continue during, before and after the Ember months adding that all the Divisional Police Officers (DPOS) across the state have been told to personally lead patrol and supervised their men posted to various beats and nipping points likely to be criminal hideouts.

” The CP has given Order and directive to all the DPO to be in charge in their jurisdictions and areas of coverage. So the security situation in the state is now on its highest expectation.

According to him even the commissioner of police in the State also goes round to ensure his men are doing the needful, so there is no fear any where in the state and that is why I am calling on the law-abiding citizens to  go out and carry out their normal duties without any recourse to be apprehensive.

 It would be recalled that some banks in Akoko and Ondo areas of the state closed their doors to their customers over rumours of attack while some engaged skeletal work.

In Akure, some of the banks visited were working and attending to their  customers as network was the major challenge they faced as Automated Teller machines( ATM)  were not dispensing money to their numerous customers, thereby forcing them to enter into the bank to carry out their respective transactions.

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