The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed reports alleging that the Awujale Palace in Ijebu-Ode was under siege by suspected thugs and miscreants, describing the reports as misleading.
The command said it deployed police personnel to the palace as a preventive security measure to maintain law and order, protect lives and property, and prevent any breakdown of public peace.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Oluseyi Babaseyi, said police officers were deployed to the palace to ensure security and maintain public order.
“The Command wishes to state unequivocally that the deployment of its personnel to the palace was strictly a preventive security measure aimed at maintaining law and order, safeguarding lives and property, and forestalling any breakdown of public peace,” the statement said.
The police spokesperson added that an Assistant Commissioner of Police was deployed to supervise the security arrangement and ensure effective operational coordination.
