- Calls for Proper Clearance of Creeks
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for authorising the ongoing military operation against suspected militants that had been terrorising Ibafo, Ogijo and other neighbouring communities in Ogun State.
Amosun who spoke, on Monday, while visiting the affected
communities, also called on the Federal government to ensure that the creeks,
especially areas hosting petroleum pipelines, are cleared for proper
visibility.
The governor who was appalled by the large number of
jerrycans the hoodlums use to steal fuel from ruptured pipelines, noted that
there was the need for the nation's creek line to be cleared of shrubs and
bushes that makes it attractive for hoodlums to hide and rupture pipelines.
"We have gone round this place they say is the camp of
the vandals, and I must say I feel sad, sad because some of us can deliberately
be engaging in this type of economic sabotage.
"But I will advise the federal government to embark on
a deliberate policy to clear our creeks. All the shrubs and bushes 500 metres
of our creeks should be cleared.
As you can all see, this place is bushy and it is enough
incentive to hoodlums to hide and operate. I want to believe this is how our
creek is natiowide. We should be proactive and solve this problem." the
governor said.
Senator Amosun who was accompanied on the visit by the
Deputy Governor, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga; Speaker of the State House of Assembly,
Rt.Hon Adekunbi Suraj; Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Taiwo
Adeoluwa; Brigade Commander, 35th Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Ogun State; State
Police Commissioner, Ahmed Illiyasu, as well as the State Director of the
Department of State Security, DSS, expressed appreciation to the Service Chiefs
for their focus and determination to rid the country of all forms of
criminality.
He also advised residents of the affected communities to
cooperate with the security operatives and ensure that their community does not
harbour criminal elements.
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