By Mojisola Oladele 

The Osun State Police Command has deployed armed tactical squads to border towns and villages across the state to prevent infiltration by bandits, kidnappers, and other criminal elements.

The deployment followed an earlier alarm raised by the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, over fears that criminals fleeing from Kwara could seek refuge in Osun through the border communities.

The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Mr. Ibrahim Gotan, confirmed this while speaking with newsmen said that comprehensive security measures had been activated.

According to Mr. Gotan, no fewer than 25 armed police officers, drawn from various tactical and special units, have been deployed to each border town and identified flashpoints, including Okuku, Ora Igbomina axis, and other porous communities linking the State with neighbouring states.

The State Police Commissioner assured residents that Osun remains one of the safest states in the South-West and across the country, emphasizing that the command is fully prepared to confront any security threat.

Mr. Gotan “The police, as the agency constitutionally saddled with the responsibility of maintaining law and order, have taken proactive, necessary, and adequate steps to tighten security across the state, particularly in rural communities and border towns.”

“We have deployed a significant number of policemen to border towns and villages across the state, there is absolutely no cause for alarm. My men are fully on ground, keeping a close watch with eagle eyes on the movement of people coming into and going out of Osun State.” He assures 

Mr. Gotan who emphasised that security remains a collective responsibility, urged residents to cooperate with law enforcement agencies by providing useful, timely, and credible information that could assist the police in preventing crimes and apprehending perpetrators.

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