Yuletide: Ondo Police Deploys 3,000 Officers To Troubled Spots

By Niyi Olutunde, Akure

The Ondo state police command has said it has deployed no fewer than 3,000 of its officers to various parts of the state to carry out special patrols on the highways till next month.

According to the command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in Akure said the command has put all machinery in place to prevent criminal activities, specially kidnapping on major highways in the state.

Specifically, the PPRO said the police officers on patrol would
monitor the troubled spot along Ikare-Owo road where the wife of a
traditional ruler was recently kidnapped.

He hinted that the police officers would be on the road till the first
of next month because of heavy flow of traffic on most of the roads in the state during the period.

Joseph said the state commissioner of Police, Mr Adie Undie had held series of security meetings with top officers of the command on how to tackle kidnapping during and after the festive period.

The police spokesman, who expressed sadness over the resurface of kidnapping of travelers on Owo-Ikare Akoko road, assured that the police would rescue those abducted on the highway last weekend.

Joseph noted that policemen would also be deployed to strategic
locations in the state to forestall breakdown of law and order.

He said “the Ondo State Police Command Once again reassures the people of the state of adequate security during this period. We also want to state that the kidnap incident that happened few days ago along Owo/Ikare road after a long period of peace and normalcy in that axis of the state is being tackled head-on by our officers who have been charged to not only rescue the victims unhurt, but also arrest the perpetrators of this wicked act.

“People should not entertain any anxiety as we have increased our
manpower deployment across the state and have also directed our
intelligence department to improve their activities on crime
prevention.