A group of eminent personalities in Ondo state under the aegis of Akoko Development Group(ADG) at the weekend pleaded with the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to compensate the families of those affected during the recent bloody political violence in Oba-Akoko, Akoko southwest local government area of the state.
The non-partisan group condemned in strong terms, the mayhem witnessed during the March 9, House of Assembly elections in the sleepy community.
Two persons were reportedly killed during the mayhem while many houses and vehicles worth millions of Naira were burnt by irate youth.
The development forced the state government to impose a curfew that paralysed economic activities in the community for almost two weeks.
ADG blamed the politicians that fueled the crisis, stressing that the development fell below accepted norms of human behaviour at both local and international levels.
It commended the state government for its quick intervention in dousing the tension and restoring normalcy in the town.
Besides,the group called for compensation to the families of those killed,injured or having their businesses and properties destroyed.
Akeredolu had instituted a probe panel to investigate those behind the attack particularly politicians and their ‘minions’.
The group urged parents and politicians who promoted the ‘miscreants’ to desist from such act,stressing that such incidence should not be allowed to happen in any part of Akoko land again.
It also advised politicians to always play the game according to veritable and acceptable rules and standards.
The group emphasised that no office was worth than the life of an individual.
source: thenationonlineng.net/ondo-violence-group-seeks-compensation-for-victims/
