Inhabitants of over 22 communities in Inikorogha of Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State have staged a peaceful protest against what they described as plans by some powerful individuals to withdraw security personnel who are maintaining peace in the areas.
The protesters, who came out in their numbers carried different placards with various inscription commended Governor Godwin Obaseki for ensuring that peace and security prevail in Inikorogha and also linking communities through road construction.
Addressing newsmen, chairman, Inikorogha community, Friday Benson, appealed to the governor to see to the extension and increase of security presence in the community.
“What we are saying in essence is that nobody should truncate efforts of the governor by removing security from our communities. There is an improvement of security in the last one-year-and-a-half. We thank the governor for providing the needed security
“Prior, evil attacks were meted on our community but today we have presence of security with the deployment of special force at mile 3. Their presence has checkmated insecurity being perpetrated in our land by some unscrupulous elements.
Expressing worry over information to remove the special force providing security in the areas, chairman of Elders Council, Philip Polo, on his part, called for more deployment of security, just as he thanked Governor Obaseki for his efforts in road construction in Inikorogha.
“We want to thank Governor Obaseki, he has performed well in terms of infrastructure but sadly that gave birth to some unscrupulous criminals that have made Inikorogha uninhabitable through menace perpetrated by some militants who came through the rivers.
“But when security came everybody is relieved. The situation now is that these same people are trying to pull the strings from behind. We have information that they are trying to see to the withdrawal of the Special force responsible for peace. Rather, we are appealing for more security here,” Polo.
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