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Speaker of Ogun state House of Assembly , Hon. Olakunle Oluomo has called on the Commssioner of Police in the State,Edward Ajogun to call his men to order over their alleged sharp practices in Bakatari ,the state and Oyo boundary .
Oluomo said this on Tuesday during plenary held at the Assembly complex ,Oke-Mosan ,Abeokuta .
The Speaker urged the police boss to link up with his Oyo State State counterpart to step up measures at monitoring and checkmating the excesses of their men and officers.
According to Oluomo the policemen mount road blocks along the State’s boundary with Oyo State, especially at Bakatari/Omi-Adio .
He added that there were suspected sharp practices including alleged extorting and harassment of youths and other road users.
The Speaker made the call, while reacting to the submission of a member representing Odeda State constituency, Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, who raised the issue of extortion and harassment against the members of the Nigeria Police force mounting road blocks in the axis.
Oluomo also pleaded with well meaning individuals and philanthropists to lend helping hands to the children of the less privileged and indigent pupils in the society to have formal education especially in the face of economic challenges bedeviling the nation.
Meanwhile, the Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Bolanle Ajayi today at the plenary, submitted the reports of the special ad-hoc committee on the harmonization of Obas and Chiefs Law in the State to the Assembly for necessary legislative action.
