Due to the recent surge in cult related activities in Ondo State, the state government through the office of the Commissioner for Information, has warned that the menace will henceforth be dealt with severely.
According to Donald Ojogo, the Commissioner for Information, the state government had ordered an immediate clampdown on cultists across the state.
Speaking shortly after the State Executive Council meeting, Ojogo disclosed that parents and guardians had been warned to rein in their children and wards.
The Commissioner also disclosed that in view of the security situation, the government reiterated the 6pm ban on commercial motorcyclists operations in the state.
“First, the government looked at the issue of Security. Security of lives and properties is very vital. Council noted the activities of commercial motorcyclists and reiterated that the ban placed on Okada riders from operating beyond 6pm everyday still subsists,” he said.
According to the government’s spokesperson, the ban which was put in place in the state to checkmate activities of criminals had continued to be disregarded, hence the need to re-echo it to the people.
“Enforcement will be carried out and nothing will be spared. We are not placing general blame on the okada riders, but a preponderant report of security infractions is linked to the use of okada,” he added.
“Government is not saying okada riders are criminals. But criminals are hiding under the cyclists’ operation to perpetrate crime. Security agencies have been alerted and mandated to carry out enforcement.”
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