Governor of Ondo state condemns the attack on President Buhari’s convoy and calls for the presence of State police

Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), Governor of Ondo state, condemned the attack on President Muhammad’s Buhari’s convoy by bandits on Tuesday, describing the attack as “daring” and beseeched that there is a commencement of State Police present.

This attack happened on Tuesday in Katsina state.

Akeredolu said, “We governors in the South-west met and we are still more than convinced that there is no solution other than state police. The truth is that we will be prepared to protect ourselves and die in the process more than other people from outside. We can only protect ourselves better. 

“We will be more committed to protecting ourselves. By the time we have state police, we will be encouraged to recruit people in a local government to work in that local government as security.

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“For me, state police is not for self aggrandizement. It is a reality of the time. For us in the south and even in the north, I know so many of them that have come to accept that a single command of police is not good for this country. This country is too big. 

“We will continue to make our voice heard everywhere. We are almost there. We are licking our wounds here over the June 5 attack in Owo. It is a serious wound. We will never forget. We are putting together a memorial in a conspicuous place in Owo.” The Governor said.