THE Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said his administration will do everything possible to protect life and property of the people of the state wherever they are.
The governor said this after he was briefed bythe Permanent Secretary in the Ministryof Environment, Mr Sola Adeyemi, on the evacuation of about 150indigenes of Ogun Stateliving in Borno State.
The governor said “a team led by the state director of State Emergency MaintenanceAgency (SEMA), Mr Timothy Oyenekan, was dispatched to Maiduguri, Borno State, after receiving a distress call from students of the state origin, studying at the University of Maiduguri.
It will be recalled that the institution was shut down on July 12, as a result of the growing insecurity in the state over the violent activities of the Boko Haram .
“The violent nature in Borno State should be a major concern to all and sundry. Ogun State has to take this bold step because our administration believes in the welfare of our people.
“Let me reiterate that our cardinal principle is to serve the good people of Ogun State and protect them accordingly,” the governor said.
Earlier, Mr Adeyemi had described the situation in Maiduguri as “a very ugly one,” adding that itwas a tough task.
“Considering the level ofinsecurity in Borno State, our people were practically living in fear, they weren’t too sure of the next moment,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of Ogun indigenes evacuated from Maiduguri, Taiwo Sokanlu thanked the state government, especially the governor, for the quick intervention, saying that “perhaps we would have been victims of one of the bomb explosions, because one of the incidents happened veryclose to where some ofus reside.”
The students, who could not hold back theirappreciation on the kind gesture of the Ogun State Government, were seen dancing and singing songs in praise of Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
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