OGUN SPEAKER HARPS ON INTER-RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENTS TO CURB RITUAL KILLINGS, OTHERS

 OGUN SPEAKER HARPS ON INTER-RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENTS TO CURB RITUAL KILLINGS, OTHERS

The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has condemned the rise in social vices, especially ritual killings, cultism, and drug abuse among others, with a charge on stakeholders to step up inter-religious campaigns towards curbing the menace in the society.

Oluomo stated this while addressing members of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, Ogun and Human Rights and Grassroots Development Society, led by its convener, Comrade Yinka Folarin during a sensitisation/advocacy visit to the State House of Assembly, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, counseling the group to involve all stakeholders, especially inter-religious organisations including the traditionalists in the campaign.

The Speaker in company of Hon. Musefiu Lamidi, the Clerk/Head of Legislative Service, Deji Adeyemo, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, AIG Olusola Subair (Rtd.) called for the restoration of sanity in the society as a collective responsibility, hence all agents of socialisation including, traditional worshipers must be urgently engaged as criminal elements were now abusing the age-long traditions.

The Speaker urged security operatives to step up plans towards improving on their investigative activities to arrest and ensure immediate prosecution of suspects, noting that there was a need to follow to the letter, the provisions of all-encompassing State Land Grabbing/Anti-kidnapping Law, 2016 to reduce crimes and criminality in the State.

He charged them to avoid illegal reduction of charges against crime suspects, saying such an act always hindered effective justice dispensation leading to an upsurge in criminal activities as the culprits would be left with lesser punishment.

Oluomo assured that the Ninth Assembly under his leadership would further look inward to amend necessary sections of the law and other relevant legislation to reflect the emerging realities in the society.

Speaking earlier, Comrade Folarin stated that there had been increasing cases of kidnapping, ritual killings, drug abuse, cultism, internet fraud and other social vices even in schools and within the State, explaining that the visit was to engage necessary arms of government and other stakeholders towards checkmating crimes and criminalities.

 

Jamiu Lawal,

Head, Information Unit, OGHA.