By Kayode Abdulazeez, Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for increased security deployments to the state to rout the criminals involved in attacks in parts of the state.
The call was made on Sunday following an attack by armed bandits at Ogba-Ayo community in Oke-Ode town, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, where scores of residents were reportedly killed.
The Baale of the community, his two children, and scores were among those murdered during the attack which occurred at early hours on Sunday.
Reacting to the development, Governor AbdulRahman in a statement signed by the CPS Rafiu Ajakaye “My heartfelt condolences go to the families. No word can adequately capture the depth of my sadness and nothing can compensate the bereaved families over these incidents, in spite of our efforts and the investments in enlisting and training the forest guards to bolster the conventional forces. Our people are understandably concerned about the situation, and I wholeheartedly share in this grief,” the Governor said in the statement on Sunday.
“While we appreciate the efforts and unquantifiable sacrifices of the security forces as well as the successes so far, we definitely need to do a lot more until we are completely out of the wood.
“Finally, I urge our brave residents to remain calm and avoid the temptation to turn on ourselves. I equally commend all the forest guards and the local hunters who, though lost five of their compatriots, equally neutralised several of the attackers. We will forever be grateful to all of them as our heroes.”
The Army Headquarters, meanwhile, has directed the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army in Ibadan, to immediately relocate to Kwara to further coordinate and boost military response to the development.
