Amosun alleges sabotage over incessant breakdown of APCs October 2, 2014. The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has alleged sabotage over the incessant breakdown of the Armoured Personnel Carriers which were allotted to provide security back- up in the Ijebu area of the state. He made the allegation in Ogbere in the Ijebu East Local Government Area. Amosun spoke in reaction to the recent panic decision by managements of banks in the Ijebu Ode and Ijebu Igbo areas, which made them to close shops for some days. The development was said to have been caused by the the discovery that the APCs providing security back-ups in the areas had developed mechanical faults, and had been moved. The governor noted that the breakdown of the APCs in the areas normally happened towards festive seasons such as Eid-el Kabir and Christmas. Amosun added that immediately the APCs which broke down in the Ijebu Ode and Ijebu Igbo area were moved to other locations, they would suddenly begin to work. He wondered why bank managements in the Ijebu area would know that an APC would not work the following day and for that reason would refused to open offices. He explained that a text message was sent to him last Sunday predicting that the security vehicles in Ijebu would not work on Monday and as such, banks would not open, adding that as foretold, the APCs refused to work. He said, “We should all continue to relate peacefully. And in takiling about about security, our leaders must be involved. Please, our paramount rulers, I want you to help me sensitise the people that when we were to buy APCs, we bought 14 APCs and distributed to everywhere in the state. I am not saying this for saying sake. “We stationed one in Ijebu Ode and another one in Ijebu Igbo because of the problems that were happening with our banks. “We also stationed one in Ago-Iwoye, but other APCs are working except the ones in the Ijebu areas which break down every now and then. “When we moved it and brought another new one, within a month, it will not work again. “When we moved another one, within a very short time, it will break down again while the ones we moved away will be working in other places.” punchng/metro-plus/amosun-alleges-sabotage-over-incessant-breakdown-of-apcs/
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:20:14 +0000