The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has vowed that there will be no-hiding place for criminals in the state, just as he revealed that a 17-year-old kidnap victim, Akinlaja Ireoluwa Oluwatomiwa, has escaped from captivity.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary this Monday, mr Kunle Somorin, the governor said the victim, who was kidnapped while on his way to the Redemption Camp on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, escaped from his abductors as security operatives swooped on their den, in Ikorodu, Lagos.
The statement further highlighted that the security operatives are still on the trail of the kidnappers, adding that no effort would be spared to rid the State of undesirable elements.
The Governor according to the statement appreciated the sacrifices of the security personnel and tasked them not relent in their commitment at restoring public confidence and safety on the highways always
- Pointing out that the State has zero tolerance for terrorists, bandits, kidnappers or ritual murderers and other criminals by whatever name they are called, the state helmsman emphasised that the security system in the State has been fortified to repel any forms of criminality warning that government would smoke them out and visit the full wrath of the law on anyone caught in the act
