Governor Ademola Adeleke has banned all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in motor parks across Osun State following recurring violent clashes among rival factions battling for control of the parks.
The directive was issued after an emergency security meeting held in Osogbo, the state capital, with heads of security agencies in attendance.
The meeting, chaired by Governor Adeleke, was attended by top officials of the Police, including the Osun State Command and Zone 11, as well as representatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Army, Air Force, Navy, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigerian Correctional Service, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Amotekun Corps, the Deputy Governor, Chief of Staff, Commissioner for Information and the Special Adviser on Security Matters.
After reviewing the security situation in the state, the governor directed the police and other security agencies to immediately halt all NURTW activities in motor parks across Osun.
The order also suspended the collection of levies in all motor parks until further notice.
Adeleke further ordered security agencies to arrest anyone parading himself as an official or executive of the union in any motor park in the state.
“I hereby direct the Police and other security agencies to stop all activities of the union in all our parks across the state. I am not saying you should close the parks, but no one should operate in the name of the union. Anyone found violating this directive should be arrested and prosecuted for disturbing public peace,” the governor said.
The security chiefs pledged full compliance with the governor’s directive and assured residents that necessary measures would be taken to restore law and order.
To ensure effective enforcement, Adeleke also approved the immediate establishment of a Rapid Response Squad comprising personnel from all security agencies in the state to monitor compliance and prevent further breakdown of law and order in motor parks.
The latest move is aimed at ending the persistent clashes that have disrupted commercial activities and threatened public safety in several parts of the state.
