Insecurity: Aseyin Warns Against Selling of Land To Foreigners, Harps on Vigilance
The
monarch told journalists at his palace in Iseyin, Oyo State on Wednesday that
traditional rulers in the Oke-Ogun region have resolved to keep their domains
safe from criminal activities that could hinder economic growth of the region.
He maintained that the efforts of the State government, under the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde to make the State an investors’ haven could only be realizable if citizens of the State assist security agencies with prompt and useful information about strange individuals and events around them.
“It
is very saddening that kidnapping that armed robbery are the trending issues in
the country today, what happened in the old, where our people keep vigil in
their communities against invaders and criminal elements is what we should
resort to now, if you see any strange thing happening within your community,
call the elders who will call on the King or Baale, this will help the security
agencies to have tangible information to work with.
“If
you see a strange person that came from the forest to buy food for more than
two people, it means they are camping there and might be doing something
ominous, call on the people around and stop such person(s) for questioning and
if he or she cannot give convincing explanation, call on the security agents,
these are ways to foil criminal acts before they manifest.
“I
will also want to appeal to my people to stop selling lands to foreigners that
they cannot ascertain their nationality, recent security intelligence have
shown that foreigners from Niger, Chad, Cameroon and other countries who do not
even have proper documentation are buying lands from our people.
“This
action portends near and future dangers, those that sell such land are giving
room for people that we do not know their ancestral and moral background to
spread over our communities and wreak havoc, we have to stop this act.”
Oba
Ajinese enjoined the people of Oyo State to give support to the present
administration in the State towards creating mass employment and financial
empowerment to the people through agro-economy, expanded public infrastructural
projects as well providing security of lives and properties.
Post a Comment