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| Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, the governor of Osun state |
The governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola has called on the military for help over incessant attacks on residents of the state by criminals suspected to be herdsmen.
The state in the last three months have come under intense attacks from all fronts, as suspected herdsmen rob, kidnap, kill and maim in communities and highways within the state.
The state had witnessed over ten cases of kidnappings in the last three months, while millions of naira were paid as ransom without a single arrest made by the police.
It is against this backdrop that the governor on Thursday met with Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai for the purpose of ameliorating degenerated security situation in the state.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Adeniyi Adesina, in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, “the governor requested Gen. Buratai to speed up action on his promise to allow his soldiers to be part of the joint security team to combat rising crime in the state”.
The statement explained that Oyetola had informed Buratai that his visit was a follow up to the letter of request the state sent to him, seeking support of military to be part of joint security patrol set up by the government.
It quoted the governor saying “we believe security is paramount and it is the key to development. We need your full support for the joint patrol plan.”
It added that Buratai, in his response assured the governor of his readiness to help the state in tackling it’s present security challenge and keep it safe.