Stop Shielding Criminals, Oyo Speaker Warns Leaders
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Michael Adeyemo on Tuesday, called on community leaders and stakeholders in the society to stop defending and shielding people arrested by security agencies for criminal activities.
Adeyemo, while speaking at the plenary on the matter of urgent public importance raised by Hon Kehinde Subair on the incessant attacks on residents of Isaleosi, Popoyemoja, Gege and other communities in Ibadan, noted that some of the youths who were terrorising the communities are agents being used by some unscrupulous elders in the society.
He frowned at the incessant attacks on the communities in Ibadan and appealed to the security agencies to be more effective in arresting and prosecuting anybody involved in the disturbance of public peace.
In his presentation, Hon Subair, the Majority Leader, said it was worrisome that some youths are taking advantage of a public event such as the carnival to unleash terror on innocent residents of the community.
Dwelling on last Sunday’s incident in Ibadan, Subair said that several means of livelihood were destroyed by the hoodlums and many people sustained various degrees of injuries from the attacks.
He however urged the House to direct the committee on security to invite traditional rulers religious leaders, organizers of the carnival and DPO of the Mapo police station and other stakeholders for proper questioning so as to avoid reoccurrence of such a thing in the state.
In his contribution, Hon Fati Adesina, representing Ibadan South East constituency 1 said lasting solution should be provided by engaging the youths in meaningful jobs and dialogue.
Hon. Wahab from Oluyole urged government to ban carnival in crisis ridden areas.
The House also deliberated on the issue of proper funding of local governments which was raised by Hon. Wasiu Akinboyede Olafisoye, a member of Lagelu Local government.
Akinmoyede argued that salary of local government workers should be prioritised like that of primary school teachers.
Hon. Bimbo Wumi Oladeji, in her contributions, made passionate appeal to the executives to bail out local government councils in the state.
