Governor Ododo Rejects Ransom Payments And Orders Direct Offensive Against Bandits

The Kogi State Government has hardened its internal security protocols following an ironclad policy declaration by Executive Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo completely ruling out conditional negotiations or ransom payments to armed bandit syndicates. Speaking during an inspection of a newly delivered batch of armored personnel carriers at the Government House in Lokoja, the governor emphasized that state resources will be spent exclusively on hardening law enforcement operations.

The updated security directive orders the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police, and localized hunters to synchronize intelligence grids and launch direct, proactive counter-offensives against criminal hideouts in remote forest perimeters. Governor Ododo stated that ceding any portion of the subnational territory to terror syndicates violates his administrative covenant to protect public lives, properties, and economic corridors.

To counter the sophisticated tactics utilized by modern bandits, including drone surveillance, the administration has authorized the deployment of fifty specialized protective utility vehicles across vulnerable councils. Traditional rulers have also been strictly warned against granting land allocations to unverified groups, ensuring that grassroots defenses remain tightly aligned with the state executive's total neutralization targets.

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