Following the assault on Chairman, Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State, Hon. Sharibu Agba Egbe by the personnel of Immigration Services. The Comptroller General of the Agency, Muhammad Babandede has appealed for calm and promised to sanction the erring personnel.
ACI Amos Okpu, Assistant Comptroller of Immigration Service Public Relations Officer disclosed this in a release personally and made available to the news men.
He said,”the attention of the Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Muhammad Babandede
MFR has been drawn to some reports about a misunderstanding between some of our
Personnel at the Oyo State Command Office and Officials of the Ibadan North Local
Government Area yesterday”.
” The Comptroller General is disturbed that a minor misunderstanding was not quickly
resolved leading to an unnecessary scuffle between two friendly agencies that have
maintained very cordial relationship over the years”.
“The Ibadan North Local Government Council remains one of the best immediate
neighbours and indeed the nearest democratic institution to the Oyo State Command
Complex”.
“Our agency has huge regards as well as honour for democratic institutions and
thus should not be involved in anything to the contrary. The Service and Ibadan North
Local Government Council have continued to enjoy excellent neighbourliness over the
decades thereby making this altercation most unfortunate”.
“The Comptroller General holds the Chairman of the Council and his Management team
in high esteem and so has ordered an investigation into the unfortunate development”.
“He appeals for calm stressing that due diligence will be taken to not only ensure amicable
resolution of the matter but that any Personnel found to have acted unprofessionally is
appropriately sanctioned”, Okpu assured.
