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Former Deputy Governor, Dr Pius Odubu have condemned the rising wave of criminal activities in various parts of the State.
This is coming against the background of the recent kidnap of the Hon Commissioner For Science and Technology Barr. Emmanuel Agbale who was in his way to Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan west local government area, and his his police orderly killed along Benin Abuja road.
The Director of Logistics of the 2019, President Buhari Campaign Council said only last week some criminal elements were reported to have murdered some farmers in Odighi community, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state with different degrees of violence, robberies and kidnappings.
He lamented that, at a time the people of the state were groaning under the heavy yoke of the scare of Corona Virus pandemic with the attendant of dislocation of social and economic activities Edo people are facing multiple jeopardies which calls for serious and concerted efforts of security agencies and government to nip these criminalities in the bud.
'I want to draw to the attention of the Inspector General of Police, Director General of State Security Services and the army to pay special attention to Edo State. The State government invest more in protecting live lives and property in the state.
Dr Odubu who is also a gubernatorial aspirant under the All progressive Congress, APC, in the state however enjoined the security agencies in Edo to fish out these criminal elements with a view to bringing them to justice.
'No efforts should be spared in getting the commissioner released from captivity as the people of the state are now in perpetual fear in the midst of insecurity . The State must not pay lip service to security as the primary purpose of government is the security of lives and property. I stand to condemned the incessant killings of farmers and other persons and the rising wave of kidnapping our dear State.
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