Roadblocks are being dismantled along the Ore/Benin Highway in an exercise led by the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Oyeyemi Oyediran.
The exercise, which involved top police officers in the state is sequel to the directive by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba that all be removed to allow easy flow of traffic.
According to the police commissioner, the aim is to ensure that the checkpoints do not become a nuisance to motorists and other road users.
“The Inspector-General of Police made it clear that Ore-Benin-Onitsha road should be an easy passage for travellers. We want our policemen to be on the road but we don’t want a situation whereby they will be a problem to the road users,” CP Oyediran said.
“This is the reason why we are on this road today. We have been able to put sanity into what is happening and we shall continue by the grace of God. Please tell others that we will not tolerate indiscipline. Anybody who notices anything untoward on this road should please contact us.”
There should be road block but the police should not delay in vehicles movement. There were no sad stories of kidnap during the season where a lot of people travel. If road blocks are removed, bandits will come out again to unleash mayhem on road users. Police should have a rethink. Let them think outside the box on how they will be road block and free movement.