• Govt to deal with truant civil servants
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has deployed 200 special police detectives in Ekiti State to combat cases of kidnapping and assassination that have become rampant in the state.
There have been reported cases of kidnapping and assassination in the state in recent times, with the most recent being the mysterious abduction and killing of the police’s paymaster, Mr. Idowu Taiwo, by unknown gunmen last December.
In a statement in Ado Ekiti by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu, he said: “This is to bring to the attention of the public that in order to enhance police presence and bring crime to the barest minimum and to prevent crime and the fear of crime in the state, the police command has deployed more personnel and vehicles to strategic places in the state, especially the capital, Ado-Ekiti.
“The IG in this regard deployed additional 200 personnel to beef up the manpower of the command. These personnel will be deployed in every nook and cranny of the state.
“The public is therefore enjoined to cooperate with the police by giving vital information. As stated above, the ongoing exercise is a proactive measure designed to tackle the issue of crime and criminality across the state.
“Anyone who observes the presence of any group or individual in suspicious circumstances should report such without any delay. The officers involved in the exercise as traditional with the force have been adequately briefed to exercise high level of professionalism.”
Meanwhile, the government has rolled out six emergency telephone numbers that people in the state can use to reach out to the newly commissioned Joint Security Task Force in the state in event of emergency or to provide information on suspicious movements that may lead to security breach.
The numbers are 09069099386, 09069099751, 09069100733, 09069552946, 09069556155 and 09069560366.
A statement from the office of the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Modupe Alade, solicited the support of the people for the Joint Task Force codenamed ‘Operation Flush’.
The statement stressed that the primary function of the task force is to flush out criminals and curb crime in the state.
Reiterating the commitment of the Ayodele Fayose-led administration to the security of lives and property of people in the state, the SSG stated that no form of criminality would any longer be tolerated in the state.
Also, the Head of Service (HOS), Dr. Olugbenga Faseluka, has read the riot act to civil servants in the state and warned that errant public servants would be duly sanctioned for truancy and lateness to work in 2017.
Speaking during an unscheduled early morning visit to the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Ado Ekiti, the HOS, Dr. Olugbenga Faseluka, stated that 2017 would not be business as usual for truants and late-comers as no form of irresponsibility would be condoned.
Faseluka said workers need to justify government’s investment in the public service especially the recent promotion of more than 15,000 workers despite the paucity of funds, Warning that he would continue to monitor the activities of civil servant and extend the activity to the rural areas to checkmate truancy and lateness to work.
