Police assure residents of adequate security

The Ekiti State Police Command has assured residents of the state of adequate protection of their lives and property.

The command also gave the assurance that banks and other business concerns operating in the state would be provided with adequate security.

Police Public Relations Officers,Mohammed Jimoh, said in Ado-Ekiti that there was no cause for fear in the state.

Reacting to Tuesday's robbery attempt in a first-generation bank in Emure-Ekiti in Emure Local Government Area, Jimoh advised the residents to go about their businesses.

He confirmed the attempted robbery on the bank which led to the closure of banks in the state on Tuesday.

Jimoh, who called on members of the public to always inform the police of any suspicious movement in their areas or communities, noted that crime fighting and control should be the collaborative effort of everybody in the society.

Banks in Ado-Ekiti, Ikole-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Aramoko, Iworoko-Ekiti and Ijero, among others, were shut for the fear of attack by the robbers over tuesdays attack.