Security agencies in Ekiti State on Monday launched another joint operation codenamed “Operation Comb the Bush” as part of efforts to enhance safety and prevent criminal activities across the State. 

The operation which commenced on Monday involved men and officers of the Military,  Police, NSCDC, Directorate of State Security, Amotekun Corps, among others. 

Addressing the joint patrol team at the Police Headquarters in Ado Ekiti, before the commencement of the exercise, the Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Mr Falade Adegoroye, said the operation became necessary following intelligence reports indicating intensified security offensives against criminal elements in neighbouring Kwara, Kogi, Ondo and Osun states, as well as parts of northern Nigeria.