Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has pledged maximum support to security agencies to ensure security of the lives and property of residents of the stat
The governor made the pledge in the state while lauding the security agencies, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Monday by his spokesperson, Ismaila Isah.
Governor Ododo who commended security agencies in the state for recovery 53 stolen transformers, said he would intensify the fight against crime in the state.
He also expressed joy that his administration’s renewed efforts at combating crime in the state was paying off, and urged security agencies operating in the state to be steadfast in the discharge of their responsibilities.
“The recent interception of 53 electrical transformers meant for electrification projects in different parts of the state is apt and commendable.
“More thrilling is the subsequent arrest of members of a criminal gang responsible for the act as an indication of improvement in the fight against crime in the state.
“The electrical transformers were stolen from the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) facility in the state by the gang of criminals who were arrested in Obajana on their way to Lagos State,” he said.
Ododo said that the 53 electrical transformers, which had now been recovered and kept at an Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) facility in the state, might have stalled their installation and power supply in different communities early in the year.
“The beauty of this breakthrough is that the criminals volunteered useful information that led to the arrest of a fleeing member of the gang in Ilorin, Kwara State, and the alleged receiver of the transformers in Lagos state,” he said.