Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has vowed to win the battle to end the menace of armed robbers in the state. The governor was speaking during an inspection of two banks in Sabo-Sagamu,which was attacked by robbers on Thursday.

Recalling that the Sagamu incident was the third after similar ones in Ilaro and Ago-Iwoye, he vowed to make the state hot for robbers and other criminals alike.

The governor said “appropriate steps are being taken to put an end to this development.”

Governor Amosun, while saluting the gallantry of men of the Vigilante Service of Ogun State as well as the Nigeria Police, announced that the state will soon take delivery of highly sophisticated equipment that would assist security operatives in tackling the menace.

According to him, the state needs about 120 Hi-lux jeeps as well as 30 APCs to be located in strategic areas in the state in order to effectively secure the state.

He however expressed determination to win the battle, stressing, ‘we must do the needful and we all know that security is important for any meaningful development to take place. Our goal of industrialising the state cannot be realised in an atmosphere of insecurity. We have to win this battle and we will win it.’

Senator Amosun further solicited the cooperation of the people in exposing the hideouts of criminals, stressing that these people are not ghosts.

The governor also visited the family house of Alhaji Kareem Amusa, a member of the vigilante service who was killed by the bandits.

He promised that the state government would send some form of compensation to the family and prayed that God will grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.