The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday ordered occupants of the State to quickly report the individuals...
who looted some police headquarters during the End SARS protest.
Commissioner of Police, Joe Enwonwu, made this revelation by means of an assertion made accessible to Journalist through the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi.
It was reviewed that some police headquarters were looted during the End SARS fights. Things, for example, office equipment, TVs, PCs among others were trucked away by the hoodlums.
The State Police order has anyway asked inhabitants of the State to report the individuals who trucked away a few property in the stations.
Enwonwu asked partners to keep on engageing the youths.
"The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP. Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, psc wishes to once again condemn in its entirety the co-ordinated attacks on Police personnel while on their lawful duties, mass destructions/looting of Police facilities, act of carnage meted to Police personnel and the opportunity to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens of the State by suspected hoodlums/criminal elements who carted away properties worth millions of naira during the “EndSARS Protests” carried out in the State recently.
"The CP wishes to observe with dismay and utmost dissatisfaction the level of attacks on Police personnel, carting away of arms and ammunition, looting/destructions to government properties by these unscrupulous criminal elements of progress.
“He reiterated that this was an act premeditated by the hoodlums who deliberately set the Police Stations ablaze and thereafter stripped them naked by returning to the rumbles to cart away all valuables including computers(Laptops), flat screen TV, burglary proofs, office equipment, overhead water tanks, cell gates, ceiling tiles, remnants of Police patrol vehicles body parts and engines, iron gates, balcony railings etc and pulling down of perimeter fencing and that of the entire Police Station buildings..
"Once again, the CP is seeking collaboration and partnership with the members of the public who might have credible information on these lootings or have seen such properties mentioned above in the custody of these suspected hoodlums/criminals element to report same immediately to the nearest Police Station or arrest and hand over to any security agencies close by for necessary action.
“Sequel to this, the CP enjoins all critical stakeholders including traditional rulers, Community/religious leaders, leaders of thought, parents/guardians etc to continue to have dialogue and also appeal to the youths and their children/wards to desist from act(s) that can lead to breakdown of law and order in the State.
"He further expressed that the Police in Oyo State won't overlap its arms and permit criminal components/social reprobates to keep on shedding guiltless blood for the sake of dissent and complete their malevolent expectations.
"Consequent upon this, the CP wishes to state that the Oyo State Police will not relent in our resolve to give criminal elements a good fight as the Command is battle ready to deal decisively with whatever person(s) or group(s) who are bent on disturbing the relative peace being enjoyed by the good people of Oyo State. Likewise, maximum securities to lives and property of Oyo State citizens are guaranteed as adequate security measure have been emplaced during this yuletide period and beyond. There is synergy and collaboration among the sisters security agencies in the State and therefore criminal elements should not attempt to test the collective will as any individual or groups who does so shall have his/herself to blame".
