Terrorists trooping southward, Akeredolu cries out

 Akeredolu shouts out as terrorists advance in the south.

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu

The governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned that terrorists are heading south to seek shelter in the bush.

He emphasized once more the requirement for the establishment of a state police force to protect people and property.

The Nigeria Police Force, according to Akeredolu, is overworked, understaffed, and unable to appropriately protect the populace.

On Thursday, the governor held a meeting in his office with Yunnus Akeera, the newly appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 17.

We do not ignore the fact that the police force is overworked, he continued. In addition, we do not deny that Abuja's vast population cannot be adequately policed by a single police command.

We can enhance one another. Senior police officers who support state police have come to my aid. They might be unable to speak it in public. Even in Ondo State, most police stations lack vehicles if you travel to Ekiti. Consider the tragic situation that occurred in Owo; according to the police, they lacked a vehicle to apprehend the offenders.

Let's all get together and decide that a mechanism should be in place to create division of labor. The state police can come first, followed by the federal police. You may take on a challenging assignment, like gathering intelligence, and delegate it to the state police.

"If it weren't for a lack of intellect, they wouldn't go to Kuje and attack the location in Abuja, which is what is happening. In our call for a dual police system where we can collaborate, we also need your help. To seek safety in our forest, people are migrating south. You lack the officers and soldiers needed to protect the nation. The police are understaffed. We understand that you have a limited supply of soldiers, weapons, etc.

The state's commissioner of police, Mr. Oyediran Oyeyemi, accompanied the new AIG, Yunnus Akeera, to the governor's office. Earlier in his remarks, Akeera said he would deepen the good work the governor has done on security.