By Olusegun Folarin
Residents of Ogun State have been urged to remain calm, vigilant, and to desist from sharing unverified information capable of creating fear.
The Commissioner of Police, Dr Lanre Ogunlowo gave the advice when he deployed Policemen and other security operatives to Ajebo community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government following a viral video circulating on social media that herdsmen were preparing to unleash violence on the host community.
Dr Ogunlowo noted that the operatives deployed to undertake thorough intelligence-led assessment in and around Ajebo community found out that no arms or suspicious activities were detected during the operation.
He added that the officers also discovered that the Fulani settlers in Ajebo were not hostile migrants but long-standing residents, living peacefully within the community.
The Police Commissioner said the combined team of security agencies would be maintaining surveillance within the forest area, approximately 10 kilometres from the main community, adding that their presence was strictly precautionary measure.
Dr Ogunlowo reassured residents of of their safety, pointing out that proactive intelligence measures remained fully in place.
Meanwhile, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer Omolola Odutola, said that the town’s monarch, Oba Rueben Oluwole and the Baale of Alapako had been invited to a meeting with the Commissioner of Police for clarification over allocation of land to the settlers.
