Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with the people of Orin Ekiti, Ido/Osi Local Government Areas, on the murder of Sunday Ilori, a hunter who was reportedly killed by herdsmen in the town over the weekend.
The governor, who visited the community early Monday to condole with the people, assured that nobody would take over their land for any reason.
Fayemi urged community leaders and protesting women and youth to collaborate with government and security agencies by providing information on suspicious movements and activities in their areas.
He added that collaborative efforts by all security stakeholders in Ekiti would help rid the state of banditry and other forms of criminal activities.
Fayemi also directed that a police post be provided near the farm settlement and that security patrol be stepped up in the town to forestall any form of insecurity in the area.
He also tasked security agencies to find the culprits and ensure they face prosecution.
“Whoever violates the law and is caught in the act will face the wrath of the law whether he is Yoruba, Fulani, Tiv or whichever tribe the person may come from.
“Anybody who commits crime will not go scot free. If we don’t give the security agents around us adequate information, it will be difficult to arrest and prosecute such an offender. That is why there is need for us all to collaborate. We must play our own roles too and inform the appropriate security personnel,” Fayemi said.
The governor said he would construct a road linking the farm settlement with the College of Agriculture and Technology, Isan Ekiti as a way of making the settlement active and useful to the college since bandits have sought refuge there since 2014.
