GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU STRESS THE NEED FOR STATE POLICING AT A SUMMIT IN ABUJA

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned that the various criminal activities of kidnapping, bombing and assault on the people in some parts of the country which are being referred to as banditry must be appropriately addressed as terrorism.

Governor Akeredolu noted that infiltration of the country’s borders and burning down of railway are activities that must be addressed as terrorism and the perpetrators treated as same.

The Governor spoke on Monday at the 27th Nigerian Economic Summit held in Abuja with the theme: “Securing Our Future: The Fierce Urgency of Now.”

The summit consist of Governor Akeredolu, his Kaduna state counterpart, Malian Nasiru El-rufai, and others from states across the country who were the panelists which centered on addressing the security challenges in the country.

While lamenting on the dimension of insecurity in the country as very surprising, the Governor intoned he has always believed in multi-level policing as the best way of securing the nation.

“In Ondo State, we don’t have terrorism. Our problem is farmer/herder clashes and kidnap for ransom. We have drug abuse and agitation for self determination. We have always preached the multi-level policing in Ondo State which is what we believe in as the best form of security.

The Governor, who explained that although there are criminal trespasses which can be treated by the state, stressed that before the Amotekun corps was established, the Police were not always ready to make arrest.