The police command in Osun has allayed the fears of residents in the state, particularly communities in rural areas, of attacks on their farms, properties or persons by any individual or groups.

Reacting to a statement by the government of receiving intelligence of a plot by a faceless group to attack some rural communities, SP Yemi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson, said the police were up to the task of providing adequate security for residents in Osun.

Olawale Rasheed, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s media, had, in a statement on Tuesday, alerted of a plot targeted at the disruption of farming activities through kidnappings and attacks on rural farm settlements.

The statement said the plot was by some people to distract the state government from implementing the Safe Schools Initiative and its multi-billion Naira infrastructure plan.

In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, the police said the force had initiated security measures to ensure such a plot does not materialise in Osun.

“Like we have been doing before, we are doing everything possible to ensure that Osun is safe. When you hear that something is happening in your neighbourhood, you are supposed to prepare, think outside the box to prepare for any eventuality.

“That is what we have been doing. We have been preparing and setting up security strategies and that is why security threats have not been allowed to escalate by the command.

“When we see what is going on in other states in the country, we strategise and put in place some security measures to ensure our own state is safe from those menace,” said the police statement.

(NAN)