NSCDC CG, Dr. Ahmed Audi
By Isiaka Mustapha
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has pleaded for the deployment of operatives of the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps for protection of the facilities, following the withdrawal of soldiers from the Nigeria Correctional Service Centres in the state.
The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun in the state, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in his Akure office on Thursday
Adeleye said some officials of other security agencies from the state commands of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are already on ground at the Correctional Centres to protect facilities.
The Amotekun boss said, “You will agree with me that the correctional centres are Federal Government’s physical assets and it is the responsibility of the mother security agencies to provide security for the facilities.
“As soon as that incident (soldiers’ withdrawal) happened, the police and the NSCDC immediately deployed their men in all the correctional centres and because of our knowledge of the local intelligence, men of the Amotekun were also directed by the governor to join the sister security agencies to ensure that there is no vacuum.
“As we speak now, all the correctional centres in the state are being manned by the officers and men of the police, NSCDC and the Amotekun.”
Adeleye urged the people of the state not to hesitate to give the security men any useful information that could assist in combating the criminal activities in the state.
“We will continue to treat all information received with utmost confidence, such that source of the information would never be disclosed,” he declared.