Ondo, socio-cultural groups partner to curb crime in state

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says his administration will partner with the members of  the Yoruba Peoples Congress (YPC) and Non Indigenes Alliance in the state to make the state crime-free.

The governor, who also said  his administration would  not isolate similar groups, spoke on Tuesday in Akure when  members of the associations  visited him.

Represented by his deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi, the governor  commended the groups  for their determination  to help  the state tackle crime.

He said the  Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and YPC  share  the same objective of protecting the state against criminals, adding that a chieftain  of the OPC and  Aare Ona Kakanfo, Otunba Gani Adams,  also preaches peace.

The governor said the fight against crime must not be left to the police alone, noting that groups such as OPC and YPC all have roles to play.

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He further said the initiative of the Non Indigenes Alliance in complementing  government in the fight against crime was commendable.

Earlier, the State Coordinator of YPC, Mr Victor Adegboyega, said the visit was to intimate  government about  the association’s objective of  curbing crime.

Adegboyega, who said cases of robbery and kidnapping were becoming rampant, promised that the association would continue to offer its support in the bid to make the state  crime-free.

Also speaking, the President of Non Indigenes Alliance, Mr Emmanuel Kazim, said the association was established to work with government to secure  lives and properties.

He said the association made up of  various ethnic groups  is committed to achieving  its aim of promoting security of lives and property.