Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, the Nigeria Police Force and the state Amotekun Corps over the rescue of 10 passengers, including a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, abducted by gunmen from a commercial vehicle around Orita Fufu, Awa-Ijebu, in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of the state.
The victims were released unhurt in an operation during which one suspected kidnapper was killed and another arrested, the governor said in a statement on Monday.
Abiodun particularly applauded the Director-General of the DSS, Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, for providing critical intelligence and sophisticated security equipment that aided the tracking of the abductors and facilitated the rescue operation.
He also commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, for his prompt directives and intervention, which he said galvanised the Ogun State Police Command and other security operatives into action, and praised the leadership of the State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps for their contribution to the success of the operation.
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The governor declared that his administration would not allow kidnappers and other criminal elements to turn any part of the state into a safe haven, assuring residents that government was intensifying efforts to ensure criminals had no place in Ogun.
He warned that those who threaten the security of residents and commuters would be relentlessly pursued until they are brought to justice.
Abiodun urged residents to support security agencies by providing timely and credible information on suspicious persons, movements and activities in their communities, and to remain vigilant, stressing that collective action and prompt information-sharing were essential to preventing crime.
He reiterated his administration’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with security agencies and providing the necessary support to protect lives and property across the state.
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