The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has vowed that the state government would collaborate with security agencies to flush out criminal gangs in the state.
The governor disclosed this when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Obinna Onubogu, who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City at the weekend.
According to Obaseki, the state government will not accept a similar incident that happened in the Okomu area where Okaigheles and militant groups shot at soldiers, adding that the government was collaborating with all security agencies to go after all those that were involved in the incident.
He noted, “I have been privileged this morning to receive, in our office, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2, Division, Nigeria Army, Major General Obinna Onubogu. He is on an inspection of his area of command.
“The military has been of great support to our security efforts in Edo State. The Brigade Commander is a member of our State Security Council and they have provided tremendous backup and support to the other security agencies in the state,” he said.
The General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Obinna Onubogu, thanked the governor, saying; “I thank the governor for the frank discussion we had concerning security in Edo State. I am here to thank the governor for the support he has given to us in the discharge of our duties in safeguarding the federation, particularly the people in Edo State.”