Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that kidnappers, armed robbers, Yahoo Boys, and other criminals are after his life.
The governor said the criminals resorted to the ploy following the unrelenting war being waged against them in the state by his government.
Abiodun said this while speaking at the ‘Ogun, Oyo Joint Security Meeting’, a bilateral session organized by the Ogun and Oyo State governments to find solutions to the challenges of insecurity in the two states.
The governor had on January 21, 2022, re-launched the state joint security outfit where he declared war on kidnappers and Internet fraudsters in the state.
Speaking at the meeting with governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in Abeokuta, Abiodun said the criminals have decided to go after him because he had made life unbearable for them, Daily Post reports.
He said, however, that he would continue to make life unbearable for enemies of the state.
“After we launched our OP-MESA last week, I understand that they have been working extremely hard, infact, what I heard is that those criminals are now saying that Dapo Abiodun is making life unbearable for them and that they are going to also come after me. Well, let me assure you that I will continue to make life intolerable and unbearable for you and I’m waiting for you.”
Abiodun noted that kidnappings and other crimes are rampant at the border communities of the two states, hence, the need for a bilateral agreement.
On his part, governor Makinde said the joint security meeting “is the right thing to do and it is absolutely important we do it.”
The Oyo governor said he and Abiodun had defied political party differences and pursued a common goal of fighting insecurity in their states.
He insisted that state policing is vital to addressing insecurity challenges at the grassroots.
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