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Surrender your guns or be arrested – Akeredolu warns trouble makers

By Adekola Afolabi

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Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday frowned at the rising wave of cultism, chieftaincy tussles and other violent crimes leading to breach of peace in the state, calling on those with illegal arms to surrender them or risk arrest.
The Governor particularly expressed worries over the prevailing security challenges noticed including influx of strange faces into the State; activities of cultists; irresponsible use of the social media, chieftaincy and Land disputes.
Akeredolu in a statewide broadcast on the state of the state, said he has directed the security agencies to confront with renewed vigour, all criminal elements in the State.
He assured that his administration would not shy away from its responsibility of providing adequate security for all peaceful residents in the State irrespective of tribe or religion.
On the upsurge in violent activities of cult groups, the Governor sounded a note of warning to all cult groups and their sponsors in any part of the state that his government would not spare any efforts in dealing with anyone caught engaging in the dastardly acts.
Governor who also described as false the recent issue which dominated the social media and the media space of 3,000 Fulani men being trained at the Army Barracks, Okitipupa, equally warmed the social media against spreading fake news.
He noted that about 42 persons whose suspicious presence had caused a security scare around the Army Barracks, Okitipupa some days ago, have since been profiled by Amotekun Corps before repatriation to their respective States.
He added that Amotekun Corps has also evacuated 137 persons who recently invaded the Elegbeka Forest Reserve along Owo-Ifon Road.
He equally decried various chieftaincy and land tussles in some communities in the State where lives were lost and properties destroyed, warming that his government would no tolerate any act of lawlessness.
According to him: “A situation where our State has been turned to battleground for rival cult groups shall no longer be tolerated. Let me sound a note of warning to all cult groups and their sponsors that we will not spare any efforts in dealing with anyone caught engaging in dastardly acts.
“Towards this end, I have instructed our security agencies to clampdown on all cultists in Ondo State and deal decisively with any persons found engaging in cult-related activities and ensure that they are arrested and prosecuted in line with extant laws.
“The flash points of these cult activities are Ikare-Akoko, Owo, Okitipupa and Igbokoda. We have noted with deep concern that their activities are more prevalent in Owo than any other towns in Ondo State. This is unacceptable. I assure them all that they shall have the security agencies and the will of the State to contend with.

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