In a bid to curb security breaches in Ondo State, Governor
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has directed that public and private institutions across
the state must install functional Close Circuit Television, CCTV, in their
facilities.
The move was made over the weekend when the governor signed
an executive order for the compulsory installation and use of CCTV.
The executive order, according to the governor, became
necessary due to the rising level of insecurity in the nation and the need to
guarantee the security of people’s lives and property at all public and private
institutions and centers throughout the state.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, the executive order would be enforced at all religious places of worship, financial institutions, event centres, as well as supermarkets.
Other facilities where the enforcement would be carried out
include educational institutions, hotels, motels, guest houses, inns,
restaurants, clinics and health centres, eateries, recreation or vehicular
parks, and other places regularly used by the public.
He maintained that the directive was pursuant to Section 176
(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which vested in the
governor, the chief executive powers of the state.
The statement further revealed that the violators of the order will be prosecuted in accordance with Section 203 of the Criminal Code (Cap. 37) Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria.
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