*condemns killing of cops, commiserates with families
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured Edo people and Nigerians in general that his administration was on top of the security situation in the state.
Obaseki gave the assurance after an emergency meeting with security agencies in the state at the Government House in Benin City.
The meeting was sequel to the gruesome murder of three Policemen at the Ogba Zoological Garden and Nature Park and the abduction of the facility’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Andy Osa Ehanire in the state capital on Sunday.
Obaseki condemned the killings and abduction of Mr. Enahire.
“Our hearts are with the families of the slain police officers and we promise to deploy all the resources at our disposal to ensure Mr Ehanire returns to his family in the shortest time possible, and unhurt,” the governor said.
“When the Edo State Government received intelligence report on the kidnap of Mr. Osa Ehanire, we immediately contacted the relevant security agencies to do all within their powers to secure his release,” he added.
Obaseki explained that Ehanire, who is a well known tourism practitioner in Nigeria, was scheduled to play a major role in the planned hosting of the 2017 edition of the World Tourism Day celebrations scheduled for Wednesday September 27, 2017 by the state government.
He said the event was conceived to showcase the state’s huge ecotourism assets, woo domestic and foreign investors to the sector and put the state on the global tourism map.
