Expdonaloaded News; Ekiti: Security Council reads riot act to kidnappers

An emergency meeting of the Ekiti State Security Council took place yesterday, with a view to arresting the spate of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state, following the killing of two persons and the abduction of five others in the last one-week.

Briefing journalists in Ado Ekiti on the council’s resolution after the meeting, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi, stated that the council frowned at the high incidence of kidnapping in the state in the last one week, vowing to rescue the victims alive, and stamp out kidnapping in the state.
According to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, the council said security measures would be taken to protect lives and property.post by expdonaloadede.blogspot.com..He advised the people, particularly landlords and hoteliers to know the kind of people they would offer accommodation because laws would be enacted soon to deal with criminals and their accomplices.
It appealed to the people of the state to cooperate with the government and the security agencies, saying there would be strict security measures and checkpoints in strategic places across the state.
The council resolved that usage of tinted classes would be prohibited, while there would be frequent hotel checks, with a call to hoteliers to monitor their customers and offer information to security agents on any suspected person. It warned that any hotel linked to criminals would be sealed up.