Police in Ogun State have flayed at what it described as “unwarranted closure” of banks and some other financial institutions in the Ijebu-Ode area of the state, over the alleged robbery threat.
The banks have shut the doors against their customers for a period of about two weeks, which had brought about untold hardships on residents.
In a statement by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command said the banks in the axis have continued to demonstrate “unprofessional behaviour”, despite assurances from the Police of their safety.
Oyeyemi, a deputy superintendent of police, submitted that the recent action of the banks could best be described as “mischievous and treacherous”
“The Ogun state police command has noticed with dismay, the unwarranted closure of Banks and Financial institutions in Ijebu Ode and its environs over an alleged robbery threat.
“The command is appalled at this unprofessional behavior of bankers in that axis despite the continuous assurance of their safety by the police and other security agencies.
“Their recent action can only be described as treacherous and mischievous, because they are not the only bankers we have in the state and the country in general, yet they are the ones complaining of robbery threat every now and then.
“The command has noticed that once they are bent on this mischief, they closed their minds and eyes to other security arrangements the police in conjunction with other security agencies have on the ground to protect them.
“They claimed armed robbers wrote to inform them that they are coming to attack them, but they will not make the purported letter available to the police for investigation and possible apprehension of those behind it.
“It is bad that from time to time they cry wolves, carelessly and recklessly; and in none of these numerous occasions has any robbery taken place.
“The Command wants to believe that some of them actually want their banks to be robbed, hence these strange set of bankers expose the banks in the area to security threats by making public real and imaginary security lapses to the general public including armed robbers rather than quietly discussing them with security agencies and government,” the statement read.
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had ordered an investigation into the claim is the bankers, with an assurance that the Command and other security agencies would do everything possible to secure the lives and property of the people of the state.
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