CITIZENS COMPASS – AN officer with the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps also known as So-Safe Corps has lost his life during a gun duel with suspected kidnappers in Orile-Imo area of Ogun State.
This is contained in a press statement issued from the Office of the State Commander, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf.
According to the statement, “On Tuesday, 30th.May, 2023, the Corps received information that two people were killed and two others were kidnapped in Awo Village (Abule Awo), Orile-Imo in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.
” Ganzallo revealed that the So-Safe Corps Special Team, Owode-Egba Area Command led by the Area Operation Officer, SC Saheed Ogunrinde and the team of Police, embarked on a mission to rescue unhurt, the kidnap victims same day, but all efforts to track the suspects were unsuccessful.
“Ganzallo noted that on Thursday, 31st May, 2023, the So-Safe team and the Police returned to the affected area to carry out a thorough search which extends to Interchange axis. And there was a green light that the syndicates will be captured.
” Ganzallo bitterly expressed that it was so sad that the kidnap suspects, on sighting the joint operations of the So-Safe Corps and the Police, opened fire and the bullet hit the operation leader of the So-Safe Corps, SC Saheed Ogunrinde and he fell and died as a result of too much blood gushing from the bullet wound.
“His riffle and phone were taken away by the syndicates and efforts are ongoing to capture the crime suspects and to recover the property of the Corps from them.
” Ganzallo said that the remains of the fallen heroe has been taken to his residence at Ajura, Orile-Imo and was buried according to the Muslim rites.
” We hereby sympathize with the family and prayed that Almighty Allah who giveth and taketh life give the family, friends, and the children left behind by the deceased and the So-Safe Corps Family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
” The Commander So-Safe, Ganzallo,then reiterated the commitment of the So-Safe Corps and assure all the law abiding citizens of the State that their security and safety remains the priority of the agency.
” The ugly incident can never dull the agency morale rather it strengthens it the more. We are not going to rest on our oars until these criminals say good bye to our land he concluded.”
