A group calling itself Ekiti Restoration Initiative (ERI) has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state of having brought bad luck, pain and anguish upon Ekiti people.
Reacting to an incidence today where unidentified gunmen invaded Ado-Ekiti prison along Afao road and freed all the inmates after killing one official, the group solicited the prayer from the good people of the state for divine intervention.
In an unsigned statement, the group said that this is the first time such a security breach would be experienced in Ado-Ekiti prison.
“Since Governor Fayose assumed office, there have been many security breaches, ranging from serial bank robbery, kidnapping, thuggery, arson and murder.
“With the coming back of Mr. Ayodele Fayose to Ekiti politics, all manners of strange men who are criminally inclined had infiltrated the state and the result is the state of insecurity we are witnessing.”
The group recalled that in the last four weeks, there have been more than five cases of bank robbery such that banks have refused to open for business for many days due to fear of armed robbers.
“It is now a case of storming the prison and freeing all the inmates there.
“Fayose’s body language and actions encourages criminals and criminality. The beating up of a judge and the invasion of the courts, the attack on the House of Assembly, including sending thugs to sit in the house, his disdain for law and order are all encouraging criminality in the state.”
The group regreted that the police force and security agencies are now so immersed in the politics of fayoses survival that they are not able to protect those living in the state.
“We are now witnessing capital flight and the reluctance of investors to come to the state. This incident further affirms the tragic image of the state as a state where lawlessness is the order of the day
“We are praying to God for divine intervention in our state.
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