Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has commended security operatives in the state for thwarting an attempt by some people suspected to be Yoruba Nation agitators to take over the government secretariat.
Makinde spoke while receiving the General Officer Commanding, GOC, of the 2 Mechanised Division, Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, Major-General Obinna Onubogu, on Monday.
Some of the personalities at the event included the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo; Chief of Staff to the governor, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi and Special Adviser on Security to the governor, CP Fatai Owoseni (retd).
Others are DG of Operation Burst, Col. James Ajibola (retd) and the DG, Amotekun Corps, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd).
OsunDailyNG reports that some people who claimed to be Yoruba Nation agitators had on Saturday stormed the secretariat in a bid to take over the state House of Assembly.
Makinde while receiving the GOC, commended the security operatives for their prompt response to the incident.
The governor maintained that the emergency security response system was activated and that it worked perfectly to arrest the situation on time.
He thanked the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for their swift response in arresting the agitators.
Makinde while speaking further, noted that though there were security gaps, what the miscreants met was beyond their imagination.
“On what happened on Saturday, the Emergency Security Response was activated and it actually worked. The response was quick, timely and I believe the hoodlums and miscreants met something that was beyond their imagination. Within one hour, everything was under control.
“Let me use this opportunity to thank you and other security agencies in the state. Everybody responded timely and we are grateful for the timely response.
“Anybody in the position of authority in this country, whether military, political or governmental positions, even people leading in our communities are challenged at this time because, as a leader, if people you are leading are hungry and angry, we have to put heads together and see how we can minimise some of those causative agents of this type of situation.”
