By Ademola Adeleke
Following the federal government’s pledge to boost security in Ekiti State, hundreds of Specialised Army personnel have arrived at the state capital, Ado Ekiti.
The deployment came after the governor, Biodun Oyebanji, had met the top military officers in Abuja following the killing of two traditional rulers and abduction of school pupils in the state.
The Commander of the 32nd Artillery Brigade, Brig. Gen. John Lar, who addressed the officers and the troops, said that they were sent to Ekiti by the Chief of Army Staff, Major Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, to hunt down criminals disturbing the peace of the state.
He said that the troops were on a Special Mission to combat the gunmen and other outlaws who had occupied the forests in the state.
Speaking with newsmen, the governor’s Special Adviser on Security, Retired Brig. General Ebenezer Ogundana, said that the soldiers would help tackle the insecurity plaguing the state.
He explained that the Ekiti state government had launched a crackdown on the criminals after the recent security breaches in some parts of the state.
Governor Biodun Oyebanji, had earlier visited the Defense Headquarters in Abuja to seek the assistance in curbing security breaches in the State.
