Fayose Reads Riot Act To Cultists, Kidnappers Over EKSU Killings
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said that the government will no longer tolerate activities of kidnappers and secret cultists in the state.
Fayose, who expressed regret over the gruesome killings of two students, Ojo Segun and Ayodele Temilade, of the Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado Ekiti , within the space of one week, gave the security agencies in the state the marching order to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
The governor, who vowed that the culprits would not go unpunished as the long arm of the law will soon catch up with them, spoke while featuring on an interview programme on the state radio and television.
In a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor disclosed that security agents had been placed on the alert to secure some identified areas that are being turned into kidnapping spots.
According to him, “We won’t allow anybody to tarnish the image of EKSU and the state. We have been experiencing peace in the state and the recent killings are condemnable. The police will surely fish out the perpetrators. I won’t allow anybody to turn the institution into a place of bloodshed.
“I have told the management of the institution to stamp out cult activities. People sent to go and study should face their studies squarely. Also, security agents are monitoring the activities of some bad eggs who want to turn Ogotun-Igbaraoke-Ikere axis and Oye-Imojo-Ayede axis to kidnappers’ areas of operation. We are on top
of the situation and there is no hiding place for criminal elements in the state,” he said.
While urging the public not to aid or abet criminals and their activities, he added that some dedicated telephone lines have been made available for them to contact the police.
On the declining allocation to the state, Fayose accused the Federal Government of borrowing to fund its activities and using the income accruing to all tiers of government to service and repay such loans.
He added that he had taken the FG to court on the matter.
He stated that the N2.4 billion that the state government got this month was not enough to pay workers’ salaries, while what came to the 16 local governments would also not be able to meet their statutory obligations.
On the rancour free atmosphere prevailing in the political cycle, Fayose said that he was never out to hunt any perceived enemy and warned the opposition not to heat the polity with blatant lies and propaganda.
He promised to set up a Public Complaint Commission before leaving office for the public to have means of expressing their views about issues and having a shoulder to lean on.
On his presidential ambition, the governor said he was not chasing shadows and urged doubting Thomases to wait until then.
