By Bolanle Adesida
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would deploy drones, helicopters and other technological innovations to address security challenges in the State.
The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made this known at Okemosan Abeokuta while playing host to the new General Officer Commanding ,GOC, 81 Division, comprising Ogun and Lagos states, Major General Mohammad Usman.
Governor Abiodun explained that constant movement of people to the state due to its strategic location had put a lot of pressure on the security architecture of the State, hence the need to involve technology in tackling crime and criminality.
The Governor said that his administration had revived the OP- MESA and also set up a task force to patrol Ogun State axis of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to tackle the menace of kidnapping.
He promised to provide more support for the Forward Operation Base ,FOB along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as well as FOB base at the Muhammadu Buhari Estate along Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu Expressway for optimum performance.
Earlier, Major General Usman had called for empowerment of the men at the FOB, to enable them confront cases of kidnapping, adding that maximum cooperation was needed from the government towards ensuring that any threat of insecurity was nipped in the bud.
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