Oyo state Commissioner of Police, Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, Monday warned motorcyclists, tricycle riders and traders to henceforth stop the brigandage and carnage to police men, facilities and properties of police men in and across the state.
He gave the warning in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan and signed on his behalf by the Oyo state Police spokesman, SP Gbenga Fadeyi.
CP Enwonwu said henceforth, “Whoever is found or linked with the commission or omission, direct or indirect resemblance to the dastardly act of brigandage and carnage to police men, facilities and properties of police men will maximally face the full wrath of the law.”
He stated that having observed and evaluated futuristic trend of the dastardly acts evident in the killing, burning and vandalisation of Police men and facilities respectively during the EndSARS protests, a meeting was held by him with the leaders of various Motorcycle and Tricycle Riders Association in the state.
CP Enwonwu said the meeting was meant ” to entreat leaders of the aforementioned associations to preach the existence of institutions responsible for ensuring justice and to discourage them from taking laws into their hands, civic obligations such as supporting the Police when the need arises with tangible information towards the preservation of law and order, prevention of crime and apprehension of offenders were topics worthy of note from the meeting.
“One would have concluded the meeting was sufficient enough a drastic measure towards ensuring the breakdown of law and order is being brought to the barest minimal or at least is in no way connected to the aforementioned association. But the reverse is the case.”
“Investigation and intelligence gathering reveals that Idi Ogungun, the first and the oldest colonial Police station in Western Region of Nigeria, built in 1926, that stood as a monumental site and Agodi police posts were burnt and vandalised respectively on the 24/11/2020 as a result of rift between men of the correctional service and bike men stationed at bus-stop gate area, was the result of the collective efforts of both bike men and men from the gate spare part market despite all efforts to put them to order by the police men on ground who came only for the preservation of law and order and were in no way connected to the feud on that fateful day.
The Commissioner of Police maintained that consequent upon this, he observed the turnout of the event with grave dismay and disappointment and has decided to, “Issue strong warnings to bike men, tricylists, traders and artisans alike at the gate market and across the length and breadth of the state.”
“Whoever is found or linked with the commission or omission, direct or indirect resemblance to the dastardly act of brigandage and carnage to police men, facilities and properties of police men will maximally face the full wrath of the law. “
