…..Describes Insecurity as Global Challenge

Soji Ajibola

The People’s Democratic. Party, in Oyo state has berated the All Progressives Congress over its comment on Ibadan robbery incident which left in its trail the death of no fewer than six person including two policemen.

The PDP while describing the incident as unfortunate said it was sad to note that leaders and members of the opposition party in the state are gloating over the sad incident.

The PDP in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Engr. Akeem Olatunji commended the gallant efforts of the State Police Command led by CP Ngozi Onadeko who repelling the attacks by the bandits.

He described insecurity as a challenge all over the World and not something a political party would use to score cheap political point.

Olatunji said APC should bury its head in shame, adding that no amount of desperation could return it to power in 2023.

“Armed robbery attacks remain a global phenomenon affecting all states and countries of the world including the developed nations such as the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France and others.

“I wonder why APC members in Oyo state would quickly gloat over the misfortune as if it was part of the opposition party’s prayers over Oyo state.

“Armed robbery anywhere in the world is not banditry, it is not terrorism, it is not mass kidnapping for ransom, it is not even ethnic and religious cleansing as being witnessed in Nigeria in the last six years without a single soul being arrested and made a scapegoat.

“Armed robbery attack is the same all over the world and it is not a product of security lapse, it is just one sad global phenomenon.

“Our brothers in the opposition parties especially in Oyo APC should do us a favour of burying their heads in shame and stop embarrassing our collective sensibility by gloating over what is not even peculiar to Oyo state.

“They should rather advise the Federal Government to replicate Makinde’s economic policies that have seen thousands of youths gainfully employed and taken out of the streets.

“The poorest economic management in this country is being witnessed under the present APC led Federal Government that has continued to take jobs away even from the employed population thereby, increasing the crime rates and its tendencies across every nooks and crannies of Nigeria.”

The ruling party maintained that even though very sad and distasteful to recall, multiple incidents of widely reported notorious armed gang robbery attacks at different places in Ibadan which traumatized residents of the state during the last administration under the APC remain fresh in the memory of residents.

The party, however, urged all residents of the state to give the police and other security agents maximum support and cooperation in its renewed onslaught against crime and criminality in the state.

He stressed m that criminals don’t know whether their victims are from either PDP or APC and assured that the ruling party will continue to give the state police command all the needed cooperation and support to apprehend the bullion van criminals and bring them to book.

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