Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed his security team to acquire new drones for security surveillance in Osun State.
This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday.
The directive, according to the statement, came after a series of marathon security meetings over the last four days.
The statement also alleged that five security drones fully paid for under the Oyetola administration were missing.
It added that government records showed Osun paid for the five drones, but none were on the ground as of 2022 when Governor Adeleke assumed office.
“Sadly, the contract was not executed, and the armoured vehicles were also abandoned in various parts of the state until Governor Adeleke retrieved and refurbished them for deployment,” the statement noted.
Reviewing the scenario at the security meetings, Governor Adeleke ordered immediate steps to secure new drones and other security gadgets to strengthen the state’s security apparatus.
“We are not interested in what has happened in the past. Our goal is to acquire new drones and other needed equipment and materials for our formal and informal security networks to combat crimes and banditry in this state,” the Governor said.
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