From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Governor Ododo
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has commiserated with the people of Ogbe Community of Yagba West Local Government Area over the gruesome murder of two young men in the community.
Ododo in his condolence message, vowed that the state government will do everything possible to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book and guarantee security in the area.
The governor who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo on Sunday, at Ogbe, said that government is totally out against criminal elements in the state.
He assured the people of Ogbe while addressing them that the state has all the forces required to tame criminalities and defeat terror.
The governor told the people of the community to demonstrate confidence in the commitment of his administration to stamp out insecurity, urging them not to take the law into their hands by launching reprisal attacks.
He assured them that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the armed forces and security agencies, is giving the State all the necessary support to launch a holistic offensive on the agents of criminality, assuring the people that Kogi would remain one of the safest state in Nigeria.
Responding on behalf of the community, the former Councilor of Ogbe Ward, Hon. Adeleke John thanked the Governor for promptly responding to the community in her darkest hour.
He said, “We want to thank the Governor for promptly coming to our aid and for identifying with us in this dark hour. It shows we have a Governor who is responsive and responsible.
“We will not embark on any reprisal attack because we are not hopeless. We have confidence in the Government to protect us”, he said.
