In lieu of the recent reports about an attack on some of their personnel, the Ondo State Police Command has openly stated that it has not officially received any report of an attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, after reports had filtered in that the dreaded terrorist group had made claims that it hit police personnel in the state.
After announcing their presence in the South West, the group which had on Friday, said “soldiers of the caliphate” had attacked police officers in Ipele, Owo Local Government Area of the state.
However, the terrorist organization had not actually specified whether any police officer had been killed in the purported attack.
Oyeyemi Oyediran, the Commissioner of Police in the state stated that he had not received any information regarding the terrorist incident.
In another related development, the State has been thrown a state of confusion as the Ondo State Government has openly issued a restricting order on all nightclub activities in the 18 local government areas of the state as well as the operations of commercial motorcycle riders throughout the state.
The government had also disclosed that there will be a serious crackdown which would be placed on all unregistered vehicles and vehicles without a tinting permit on them.
According to the order by the Government, the motorcycle operations outside of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and the other nightclub activities after 12 a.m. will no longer be permitted in the state.
Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, the Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Commander of Amotekun Corps, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Adeleye maintained that the order will be strictly enforced by security agents in the state.