The House of Representatives has mandated the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu to order an aggressive investigation into this gruesome murder of the Olufon of Ifon in Ose Local Government of Ondo State, Oba Isreal Adegoke Adeusi by unknown gunmen.
The House also urged the lGP to direct the Commissioner of Police in charge of the State to deploy more police personnel to Ose Local Government and other areas which are not well covered by the police presence.
It further mandated the House Committee on Works to investigate and see to the completion of the abandoned Okeluse/Edo Bridge; the road linking Aiyegunle and Imeri Road; and the rehabilitation of Ipele lfon Road all of this with a view to giving tangible translation to the yearly budgetary allocation being earmarked for the completion year in year out and also eliminate hideouts for criminals terrorizing the areas involved.
The Green Chamber called on the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works to urgently see to the completion of those identified portions of the road which has hitherto remained uncompleted and have remained death traps.
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These resolutions followed the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, urging the House to mandate an immediate investigation into the murder of His Royal Majesty, Oba Adegoke Adeusi, the Olufon of Ifon in Ose local government of Ondo State, sponsored by Hon. Oluwatimehin Adelegbe.
Presenting the motion, Adelegbe noted that around 4:00 pm on the 26th of November, Oba Adeusi was murdered in broad daylight by unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
He said the Monarch was returning to his palace in Ifon from Akure in his customized number plate when he was accosted at a bad portion of Elegbeka Road where vehicles are compelled to slow down due to bad road as the road between lpele and Ifon has several failed portions where kidnappers do hibernate to commit their heinous acts.
The lawmaker expressed concerns that the spate of kidnappings and kidnappings related killings have got to an intolerable level in the country to the extent that while one is struggling to brace up from the last incident, one is struck by yet another one.
He said: ”The major outlet of these criminals is the road linking Edo and Ondo States through Okeluse Bridge, the contract for the construction of which was awarded in 2008 but abandoned by the Federal Ministry of Works and it remains one of the dangerous spots posing serious security threat to the inhabitants of the area. The road linking Imeri and AiyegunIe in Edo State has been abandoned for over ten years in spite of the yearly budgetary allocation of the sum N200 million year in year out without any sign of work: This is another outlet for criminals within the Local Government.”
”Deeply concerned that for as long as these identified areas of the Federal Road remain abandoned, they will continue to constitute hideouts for criminals who could pitch their tents in the adjoining bush around the spots, come out to attack unsuspecting motorists and other road users and run into the bush to take cover”.
