A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former Commissioner for Agric and Forestry in Ondo State, High Chief Olayato Aribo has condemned the attack on the Ipele town in Owo Kingdom.
In a statement personally signed and released to newsmen from his country home, Imoru in Ose Local Government Area, High Chief Olayato Aribo, a.k.a, Oyato , decried the incident which occurred on New Year Eve by yet to be identified gunmen but led to the destruction of the Divisional Police Station in the town.
He said though the perpetrators of the heinous attack may not have been identified, assured that the swift response of the State Government would pay off soonest.
While commiserating with officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, High Chief Olayato Aribo enjoined them to remain undaunted as residents of Ipele and Ondo State at large are in solidarity with all Security Agencies in the state.
“I use this medium to register my deep commiseration with the good people of Ipele in Owo Kingdom and the Nigerian Police Force over the deadly attack on the Divisional Police Station by yet to be unknown gunmen.
” I also salute our security agents for their prompt responses to salvage the situation”, he said.
High Chief Aribo used the opportunity to pray for the safety and better life for citizens of Ondo State in the New Year.