OYO GOVERNMENT DEPLOY ADDITIONAL SECURITY TO TACKLE KIDNAPPINGS IN IPAPO/ISEYIN

With a view to restoring normalcy and guaranteeing the protection of lives and property, the Oyo State Government has deployed a security team to Ipapo/Iseyin axis in the Oyo North Senatorial District.

Recall that Gunmen had stormed the farm settlement on Saturday, whisking away four farmers in the Ipapo/Iseyin axis.

In a statement, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Adeniyi Adebisi said a security team comprising police and the military has been dispatched to support the existing security architecture in the area.

“The government pledges to take every step to safely return those abducted to their loved ones,” the statement read.

“The military team is expected to join the operation that is planned to not only rescue the victims but also ensure that appropriate actions are taken against the perpetrators,” the statement by the Commissioner for Information read.

He assured Oyo residents that the state government is collaborating with security agencies to rescue the abductees within the shortest possible time and prevent the re-occurrence of the sad event.