GOVERNOR OYETOLA HANDS OVER RECOVERED LOOTS TO OWNERS IN OSUN STATE
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, October 29, handed over the recovered items looted across the State to the owners.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser on Special Duties to the Governor, Samson Owoyokun,on Thursday.
Owoyokun, who is also the Secretary of the ad-hoc committee on recovery of stolen items, said that the looting affected fourteen local Government areas in the State.
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Eons Intelligence earlier reported series of looting activities in the State, which prompted the State Government to impose a curfew on Sunday, which was lifted on Wednesday, October 28.
Governor Oyetola had issued a 72-hour ultimatum to those who looted items to return them through traditional rulers and local Government chairmen in the State.
The properties were handed over to the owners at the Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor who is also the Chairman of Loots Recovery Committee, Prince Abdullah Binuyo.
Binuyo, who was represented by Samson Owoyokun, said, “the looting affected fourteen local governments.”
“The recovered items were dropped by the looters and the committee have been going round to pick them. Some of the owners have identified their properties at the government house, Osogbo, where the recovered loots were deposited.”
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Also speaking at the handing over, the Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Scheme, OHIS, Dr Adeniyi Ogini disclosed to journalists that he has identified fifteen per cent of the stolen properties of OHIS.
The management had noted that N77.7 million drugs and office equipment were carted away while N42.3 million drugs and office equipment were damaged by hoodlums.
He said: “About fifteen per cent have been recovered. Though, some of the electronics like flat TV have spoilt. There is a very critical aspect of our properties that have not been recovered. Our server, all our computers (both desktops and laptops). We have not seen anyone of them.
“We are appealing to the residents of the state to quickly notify the law enforcement agents whenever they see anybody trying to sell electronics equipment.”
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