Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde has raised the alarm over insurgency of illegal mining, banditry, kidnapping in Oke-Ogun and other areas of Oyo state.
The governor raised the alarm Wednesday while receiving the Deputy Inspector General of Police, FCID and South West zone, Abiodun Sylvester Alabi to the governor’s office in Ibadan.
Represented by his deputy, Bayo Lawal, the governor said there was a reported case of kidnap along Igbeti-Igboho road on Wednesday while a driver of an unspecified vehicle was reportedly killed along the same route not quite long ago.
The governor added that while the illegal miners are depleting the resources of the state through nefarious act, the kidnappers and perpetrators of other acts are making the affected areas unsafe for the dwellers, adding that the perpetrators of the heinous act have infiltrated the forest in the Northern part of the state.
Governor Makinde added that they have turned the forest to venue to launch attacks at the dwellers and passersby and that the long forest in Oke-Ogun area is where reported cases of kidnapping/abduction takes place.
DIG Alabi said his visit to Oyo state “is aimed at interfacing with the police and the stakeholders on the security challenge and proffer solution.”
Later at a meeting with the critical stakeholders at the Oyo state Police command headquarters in Eleyele, DIG Alabi stated the need for collaboration with the critical stakeholders.
He said the Nigeria Police Force’s goal for zero tolerance for crimes and criminalities is achievable and called for the support of the critical stakeholders.
