Good Jobs, Roads, Better Palliatives Should Curb Insecurity in Ondo– Amotekun Commander
The Amotekun Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, has disclosed how the incessant insecurity in Ondo State can be curbed.
The Commander who attributed bad roads and a high rate of unemployment as elements fueling insecurity in some parts of the state pointed out that once job opportunities are provided for the teeming youths, the crime rate will drop drastically.
Adeleye added that in order to put an end to crimes, the recent palliatives by the government should be channeled to those who truly need them.
Speaking further, the Commander while parading some suspected criminals in Akure, the state capital, stressed that the deplorable Owo-Benin highway at the Ifon axis also contributes to the activities of kidnappers.
Adeleye, however, appealed to the Federal Government for a quick rehabilitation of the highway, stating that Amotekun operatives have been deployed to the area to curb the activities of the criminals.
He said: “We have issues of kidnapping and robbery around the bad portion of the road between Owo and Ifon.
“Our men are always in the forest to curtail the excesses of these criminals who want to take advantage of this bad road.
“To put a stop to it, the Federal Government should quickly repair this Owo-Ifon road and make it pliable for commuters in order to reduce crimes in Ondo State.
“I think the government should provide elaborate job opportunities; we all know the economic situation of the country is harsh and tough. In view of this, the government should increase the palliatives to even those who cannot feed.
“The palliatives should be for those who find it difficult to feed themselves. There should be social insurance for the jobless to feed them. Once they can feed, we can now ask them why they go into criminality.”
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