Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has inaugurated a Joint
Security outfit codenamed ‘Swift Action Squad (SAS)’ with a declaration that
the state was no longer safe for criminals.
Aregbesola who declared that the security of osun people remain
paramount said the primary responsibility of a responsible government as
enshrined in the 1999 Constitution is the security and welfare of the people.
The governor stated that the launch of the Swift Action Squad is
a signal to bandit, armed robbers, kidnappers and other malfeasance now have no
place as a cordon has been weaved round the state.
According to him, government could not afford to expose its
people to the daredevils who leave sorrow and bitterness behind anywhere they
strike hence the need to establish a superior fire powered team.
The governor promised that area surveillance hardware capacity
would soon be introduced so that a crime would be detected with the next 20
minutes of its being committed anywhere in the state as well three-digit
security number which would make it possible for the people in the state put
across distress call to the central security room.
He said there is need to impose peace and security in the state
so that people would have freedom to go about their honest businesses without
fear, let or hindrance.
Aregbesola said his government is committed to fulfilling this
security obligation, adding that the administration had worked in the past with
the regular security arrangement, which he said brought about the relative
peace currently enjoyed in the state.
He said government has worked hard to provide social
infrastructure for the people and encourage investment for economic
development, saying all these efforts rest squarely on a conducive environment
of peace and security.
He continued: “We want every business premise in the state to be
safe and for all business transactions to be done with peace of mind. We want
especially all financial institutions to be safe and well protected.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Second Mechanized Division,
Ibadan, Major General Muhammad Abubakar and the Assistant Inspector General of
Police (AIG), Zone 11, Mr. Orubebe, commended the governor for his contribution
to the spiral prevailing atmosphere of insecurity across the country.
Abubakar said men of the armed forces are deployed to about 33
states to complement the efforts of the police in bringing about peace and
security, saying no one is in doubt that everything is not in order and such
all security agencies must forge a harmonious working relationship to bring
peace and order.
Orubebe on his own task both security agencies and the people to
be vigilant and cooperative as security is collective responsibility and not a
one man’s business.
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