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72-hour Ultimatum: Osun Looters Return Stolen Items (Photos)

  In response to the 72-hour ultimatum given by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola  many of those who looted properties from government facilities and private businesses are already returning the items carted away It would…

 

In response to the 72-hour ultimatum given by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola  many of those who looted properties from government facilities and private businesses are already returning the items carted away

It would be recalled that Governor Oyetola had given the looters of government and private properties 72 hours to return the looted properties or face the wrath of the law, yesterday, during an on-the-spot assessment of some of the properties vandalised across the State.

According to the  Chairman of the the Loots Recovery Committee and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor,  Prince Abdullah Binuyo, the State Government had received  a sizeable number  of  the looted properties in about 10 Local Government Areas of the State.

According to him: “In just 24 hours, many of the people in possession of looted properties are already responding to the Governor’s amnesty directives. The response has been encouraging and we commend the people who have  responded so far.

“Governor Oyetola, a man whose word is his bond, has promised amnesty to those who have surrendered looted properties in their possession so far. But there are still so much more out there yet to be recovered.

“The State Government is hereby imploring those who still have looted properties in their possession to surrender all they have illegally carted away to the security agencies, traditional rulers, local government chairmen and community leaders of their respective domains.

“The State Government wishes to reiterate that those who refused to take full advantage of the amnesty would be tracked and brought to justice”, Binuyo  said.

Moving round, our Correspondent gathered that some of the items looted in Irepodun Local Government have been returned to the palace of the Olobu of Ilobu.

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Published October 27, 2020
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