Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has attributed the kidnappings and killings in the state to foreign herdsmen.
According to him, foreign herders are responsible for perpetrating crimes in the state forest reserves.
He said that most of the foreign herders almost remained permanent in the state government’s forest reserves before he gave an order to flush them out.
The governor stated this during a courtesy visit to his office by Dora Amahian, the Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘F’ of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), comprising Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti states.
He tasked the officers of the NIS to heighten security at the land borders, adding that the rate at which foreigners were coming into the country through the land borders was alarming.
Governor Akeredolu also urged the NIS to do more in securing the land borders so as to prevent unknown individuals from coming into the country without record and identity.
Reacting to the governor, Amahian expressed appreciation for the cordial relationship between him and the Immigration service. She said the passion of the governor for good governance and delivery of dividends of democracy had been seen in his ability to maintain peace as evident in the peaceful co-existence of the diverse people of the state.
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