Herdsmen: Ekiti Assembly Charges Police To Enforce Relevant Laws

Police authorities in Ekiti State have been called upon to step up their duties in the area of enforcement of relevant laws to promote peaceful coexistence among various ethnic groups living in the state.

Speaker of the  Ekiti State House of Assembly, Pastor Kola Oluwawole who made the call also charged the police to  properly investigate the recent destruction of farmlands and produce at Oke Ako and Ipao farm settlements in Ikole local government area of the state, by suspecteded Fulani herdsmen.

He spoke in Ado Ekiti yesterday when the Deputy Commissioner of Police in the  State, Mr Itaotu Okonkon paid him a courtesy call in his office.

Oluwawole , in a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Stephen Gbadamosi, called for more collaboration between the police authorities and the state Assembly in the area of law enforcement and promotion of good governance.

He recalled that the public petition committee of the State Assembly received various petitions from individuals and organisations on daily basis and called for more collaboration in resolving such issues.

We have in place relevant laws that can foster the unity of the various groups resident in the state. But we need more hands in the area of enforcement of all laws, he noted.

He added that the State government had made an official report of the incident to the police authorities, pointing out that the anti-gracing law of Ekiti State should be enforced by the police.

Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr Okonkon, expressed appreciation to the Speaker for finding time out of his tight schedule to host him and his entourage.

He pledged the cooperation of the police authorities to the State government towards making the State safe for all law abiding citizens.