Kogi: Only criminals with no hiding place protesting security policies

…says Kogites happy with security agencies for keeping state safe

The Kogi State Government has stated that the good people of the state are totally in support of actions being taken by the security agencies to rid the state of crime and allow the peace that has been enjoyed over the years endure.

Speaking through the Commissioner of information and communication, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, the government stressed that those protesting on the streets against the peace and security of the state should be immediately regarded as a criminal whose trade has been cut short by the “zero tolerance for criminality” approach of the security agencies.

The commissioner said “We want to state clearly that there are no extrajudicial killings in the state as some naysayers and purveyors of violence who were hard-hit by the recent onslaught on criminals in the state want people to believe”.

“They have been mourning a criminal, gunrunner, kidnapper who was taken down by security agents after his attack on security operatives in the state. We cannot sacrifice the peace of the state on the alter of violent politics”.

Mr. Fanwo said that the need for the government to clear the air on the matter is occasioned by a purported protest by ill-informed political agents in wigs, who are clearly acting the script of sponsors of violence in Kogi State.

He added that the protest was a deliberate act to misinform the general public and create an impression of crisis in the confluence state ahead of the Guber poll alluding that it was a part of a list of activities that was drawn by some unpopular political actors who desperately want power and are banking on using killers and criminals to achieve their blood-drenching ambition.

He informed members of the general public that the Kogi State Government would continue to make deliberate and legally-certified efforts at ensuring peace and security in the state, as that remains the principal responsibility of the Government adding that Politicians harboring criminals with the intent of disturbing the peace of the state will always have security agencies to contend with.

He further called on security agencies to invite politicians expressing sadness over the death of a criminal for questioning calling on people to go about their normal business without hindrance as Kogi will be made safe before, during and after the poll.