Owo Massacre: Why State police is needed urgently – Ex-Ondo Commissioner

A former Information and Orientation Commissioner in Ondo State, Donald Ojogo has faulted police operatives for not responding on time to the gunmen attacked at the St Francis Catholic Church in the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state.

Ojogo said gunmen shot for more than 20 minutes and the police didn’t show up despite the fact that police station was a few metres away.

He, therefore said this is one of the reason why  state police is needed to avoid such incident in future.

The former commissioner said this on Monday,  during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.  

“The nearest police station to that place is two km. There is a police station not far from the Olowo palace, and this happened not far from the palace,” Ojogo said.

“These gunmen shot for more than 20 minutes and the police didn’t show up. This is the reason we need state police.

“If we are truly going to practice true federalism, then each state should have its police to be able to stop such incidents.”

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