Ekiti: Oyebanji pledges to tackle transborder criminals
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has assured that his administration is resolutely committed to wage relentless wars against kidnappers, bandits and marauding herders terrorising the state at border posts to safeguard the lives of the residents.
Oyebanji said his government had fortified the border towns in partnership with conventional security networks, who were synergising with the natives and local hunters to ward off transborder criminals from Ekiti.
In a bid to ensure development trickles to the grassroots, the governor promised to deploy the instrumentality of the Ekiti State Chiefs Law to ensure speedy and timely installation of traditional rulers, where there are vacancies.
Oyebanji made the pledges in Iyemero Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area, on Tuesday, while presenting the staff of Office and Instrument of Appointment to the new Olu of Iyemero, Oba Bayo Akinsanmi Ayeni, from Onitedo Royal Dynasty.
The stool became vacant, following the demise of Oba Ebenezer Agboola Ogungbemi of Ilisa Ruling House, on April 23, 2021, after which Prince Akinsanmi Ayeni, was selected through a keenly contested selection process.
Rejoicing with the community, Oyebanji, represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, urged the monarch to be accommodating, and embrace the spirit of honesty, fairness and equity in dealing with the people.
On the occasional transborder criminalities being witnessed in some sections of the state, Oyebanji said relevant actions were being taken to make the towns in the border areas safe and prosperous, including Iyemero Ekiti.
“I will continue to work with you to make this town prosperous. My government won’t tolerate criminalities, especially those moving in and out of the state. We are determined to tame them and we shall do just that,” he said.
The governor appealed to the monarch to work with the elite, youths, women and other critical stakeholders to make his reign peaceful and progressive in all facets.
Ekiti: Oyebanji pledges to tackle transborder criminals
