The Ogun State House of Assembly has decried the continued invasion of the state by officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command.
The House alleged that operatives of the Lagos Police Command, especially from Zone 2 Command Headquarters and FCIID, Alagbon, invade Ogun State with the sole aim of carrying out incessant arrests of innocent residents, thereby aiding the activities of land grabbers and illegal claimants to chieftaincy stools in the state.
The Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide, condemned the act while responding to the submissions of the member representing Ipokia/Idiroko State Constituency, Adebisi Oyedele and his Yewa North I counterpart, Adeyanju Adegoke, who spoke under Personal Explanation at the plenary on Tuesday.
Elemide pointed out that the actions of the security operatives who carry out operations beyond their jurisdictions was as a result of the vested interest of some criminal elements using them to perpetrate unlawful activities.
He noted that the illegal operations had continue to affect the security of lives and properties of the people in the state.
Recalling that the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun had zero tolerance for land grabbing and other criminal activities, the Speaker noted that the governor was committed to rid the state of criminal elements.
He called on the State Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, the Commissioner of Police and the Commander of the State Amotekun Corps to activate all security apparatuses to curtail criminal activities in the state.
He equally called on the Inspector General of Police to wade in, noting that there is a Police Command domiciled in the state, and stressed that Ogun State would not submit its sovereignty to any other authorities under any guise.