By Maxwell Oyekunle
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration will set up the Rural Electrification Board to address power supply in Ibarapa zone of the state.
The governor, while addressing thousands of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the state campaign flag-off held at Igboora, said the reconstruction of Eruwa to Ibadan road would begin in two weeks.
A statement by the Media Committee of the Governor Seyi Makinde Re-election Campaign Council, said the governor promised that he would make sure that Ibarapa is fully carried along on the Rural Electrification Board.
He said: “Few weeks back, I promised that we would flag-off the 2023 campaign here in Ibarapa zone and that is what we are doing here today. The state flag-off is what is happening here, but by the time we begin the LG to LG campaign, I will come back to tell you what Ibarapaland will benefit in the next administration, which is Omituntun 2.0.
“I know that you have the challenge of electricity supply here.
“So, God has been helping us in Oyo State to do what is right for our people. We have paid the salary of civil servants consistently for 44 months out of 48. We cancelled the N3,000 levy for our students so they can go to schools without any hitch.
“We promised that our infrastructure will target our economy and we are doing that. I am happy that the road from Igboora junction to Iganna has been awarded to a contractor and work has begun already.
In their separate remarks, PDP leaders in Ibarapa zone, Dr. Olusola Ayandele and Chief Ademola Eniade, appreciated Governor Makinde for the infrastructure development and other achievements across Ibarapaland.
They declared that all towns in Ibarapa are solidly behind Governor Makinde, adding that the people would vote en masse for all the candidates of PDP.
Earlier before the state flag-off of the governor’s campaign,Governor Makinde and his wife Tamunominini were installed as Aare Atayese and Yeye Aare Atayese of Ibarapaland by the Olu of Igboora, Oba Jimoh Olajide.
The installation ceremony took place at the Olu of Igboora’s palace.
The installation ceremony was witnessed by the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Olusola Alao; Onidere of Idere, Oba Kingsley Aderoju; Onilala of Lanlate, Oba Sunday Oladejo and the Oluaso of Iberekodo, Oba Jamiu Ademola.
Iyabo Adebisi
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the upcoming 2023 General Elections in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has promised to prioritise the needs of the people in Eruwa and Ibarapa land if elected.
Chief Adelabu who said he had visited Eruwa and Ibarapa land on many occasions, noted that he was aware of the various challenges, such as security, road networks, hospital and other basic amenities saying it would be given utmost priority in his administration.
“I can assure you that I know where the shoe pinches while the welfare of the people of Eruwa, Ibarapaland will be my priority,” Adelabu said.
At separate consultation meetings with the Council of Elders, Imams and Alfas in Eruwa, Chief Adelabu scored the present administration low in the area of project delivery and affirmed that no geopolitical zone would be left out in his development plans.
He, however, solicited the support of the stakeholders in the March 11, 2023 governorship poll to enable him to realise his gubernatorial ambition.
Dayo Adu
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Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has declared that his administration will continue to sustain the religious, and ethnic harmony being enjoyed in the nooks and crannies of the state.
The governor, who stated this while hosting Muslim faithful to Iftar at the Presidential Lodge of Oyo State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said the state would not allow anyone to create religious disharmony between Muslims and Christians in the state.
He called for citizens’ participation in government business adding that if anyone observes mistakes of government, he or she should call his attention to such mistake and would be promptly looked into and corrected.
Governor Makinde also pledged to address contending issues raised by the Muslim community about the management of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), adding that he is satisfied with the work of both the commissioner and permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education.
“In Oyo State, the spirit between Christians and Muslims shows that no one can succeed in creating religious disharmony in our midst. I will say once again that despite being the governor, I am not the richest, wealthiest or all-knowing. It was only the will of God that came to pass, which brought me here.”
“So, what this means is if you observe the government is making a mistake, point it out genuinely to us and we will look at it together. There are some people who are hell-bent on spreading fake news to cause disaffection in the public. I can assure everyone that we will not shy away from correcting any mistake we are making. If whatever decision we take is wrong, we will correct it. So, I beg you to always call our attention to whatever mistake you think we are making.”
“I have also noted what you said you observed about TESCOM. Most times, I try to balance things out but in certain instances, I try to look at what some people have to offer our government. The Commissioner for Education and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry are both Muslims. They are doing what is expected of them and I am happy with them.”
“I was reviewing some of the things we have done and I have seen instances where a Muslim was pushing for balancing in a particular area. So, since the issue of TESCOM is a concern to the Muslim community, we will address it. There is religious and ethnic harmony in Oyo State despite the confusion some elements are trying to create for us.”
“When the clash at Sasa happened, it would have snowballed into a serious crisis that would have even consumed Nigeria if God had not taken control. So, I want us to be circumspect. If anything bad wants to happen to Nigeria, it will begin from South West, particularly Ibadan.”
“Let me remind us that “Operation Wetie” started here and gradually snowballed into civil war and we are still battling the challenge till today because it was the civil war that led to the over-centralisation of power at the federal level.”
“Also, the restructuring we have been clamouring for can be traced back to all these past events. So, when some people think they can create confusion and cause disharmony so that they can take over power by force, sometimes, generation yet unborn can later suffer from the outcome of such act.”
Earlier, in their separate goodwill messages, representatives of the Imam and Alfas, from Ibarapa, Okeogun, Ogbomoso, Oyo and Ibadan, commended Governor Makinde for being fair and just to all religions.
Iyabo Adebisi
Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has promised a release of 100 million naira as take off grant for the state College Of Education, Lanlate in Ibarapa to address myriads of challenges confronting the institution
He made the promise during a working visit to Ibarapa zone.
The governor also gave assurance of an immediate release of 36 million naira capital expenditure allocated to the institution in the 2022 budget.
After a brief tour of facilities, chairman of the institution’s governing council, Group Captain (Dr) Bisi Ojebola (Rtd) listed infrastructural deficit, dwindling enrollment, funding, accreditation of the institution’s courses, non payment of arrears and other allowances of staff as part of challenges confronting the institution.
Dr Ojebola noted that if the Governor did not proffer urgent solutions, the school might go into extinction
President of the student Union, Mr Alao Quadri also raised similar concerns as its affected their welfare
Responding, Governor Makinde promised to look into omissions in arrears and ensure payment within four weeks.
The Governor called on the staff union to call off its strike and pledged that no zone in the state would be left behind in his administration’s development strides.
Iyabo Adebisi
Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin has distributed fourteen brand new motorcycles to his Constituents drawn from all the wards in Lanlate, Ibarapa East Local Government.
Another thirty Constituents received twenty-five thousand naira each to boost their economic activities.
The program held at Oke-Imale in Lanlate was attended by Leaders and PDP faithful from the Constituency.
Mr Ogundoyin said the gesture was in furtherance of his resolve to elevate the socio-economic statuses of his Constituents, and to appreciate their support and loyalty.
He assured that apart from the thirty people who got twenty-five thousand naira each in Lanlate, more people will be considered in another of such program which will be done in the next few weeks.
Mosope Kehinde
There was massive turnout of voters in Eruwa, Ibarapa East, in the ongoing local government election in the state.
Despite continuous rainful, residents queued in numbers to cast their votes.
Residents defiled the early morning to cast there vote.
Speaker of the Oyo state house of assembly, Mr. Adebo Ogundoyin cast his vote at about 10 O clock in the morning.
Meanwhile, There was a mild drama at ward 2 unit 5, Anko, Eruwa where some suspected party loyalists disagree over alleged disenfranchise of their rights.
But security agents came later to douse the tension.
At igboora, election process was peaceful, but with few electorate on queue
Mosope Kehinde
A forty five year old school teacher who lives in Idere, Ibarapa Central Local Government Area, Mr. Asimiyu Sumoila has been declared missing.
Mr Ismoila is the second son of Chief Tasir of Idere land, Alhaji Asimiyu.
He was last seen sleeping in front of his house.
One of his sisters that spoke with Radio Nigeria, Mrs Risikat Lawal said he was relaxing in front of his house around 11pm of Wednesday before his disappearance.
One of the wives, Mrs Sumoila said the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of her husband remained a mystery.
Radio Nigeria gathered that the hunters immediately mobilized themselves by combing the surrounding forest which had not yielded positive result.
Meanwhile, the case was said to have been reported at Ayete police station.
Efforts to get the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer to comment on the issue was abortive as he did not pick his calls
Abisola Oluremi
Abisola Oluremi
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, says the news going round that twenty five persons were kidnapped in Ibarapa area of the state is untrue.
Mrs Onadeko stated this in Eleyele, Ibadan while parading some suspected hoodlums.
News had filtered into town on Thursday afternoon that an 18-seat bus from Abeokuta in Ogun State, transporting passengers along Igboora-Eruwa Road, was attacked by some gunmen and all the 18 passengers of the bus were abducted to unknown destination.
In a separate interview, the coordinator, Igangan Development Advocates, Mr. Oladiran Oladokun, insisted that the story was true.
The police boss in the state said the Divisional Police Officer of Igboora and the Area Commander for Ibarapa were with her yesterday and mentioned nothing of such to her.
Mrs Onadeko, however, urged all the residents of the state to go about their normal business activities without any fear.
Abisola Oluremi
Youths from Ibarapa area of Oyo State, on Monday, stormed the State Secretariat at Agodi, Ibadan, to register their displeasure against the incessant killings of their people and destruction of their farms by criminal herdsmen.
The youths are also protesting the arrest and remand of three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress who arrested alleged Fulani ‘warlord,’ Iskilu Wakili.
It was gathered that the protesters, armed with placards with various inscriptions denouncing killings, kidnappings, rape and massive destruction of farms and other atrocities, stormed the Governor’s Office around 10:40am to register their displeasure about security issue in the area.
One of the organisers of the protest, Oladiran Oladokun, who is also the Convener of Igangan Development Advocates, told newsmen on the sidelines of the protest that the arraignment and remand of the three OPC members was a signal to many Nigerians that security agencies cannot be trusted.
He said Wakili terrorised the people for so long, adding that despite their refusal to arrest him, the OPC members and others risked their lives to arrest the septuagenarian herder but they were detained by the police on the same day.
“We are here to protest the arrest and remand of the three OPC members in prison. These men are heroes, they risked their lives to arrest Wakili who has terrorised the people of Kajola, Ayete and other villages.
“They went to Wakili’s place and arrested him but the police turned against them and detained them. This is a bad signal to Nigerians on security issues,” Oladokun said.
Recall that there is growing insecurity in Ibarapa area where suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed, raped and kidnapped farmers and other residents.
Newspeak
Following the arrest of a suspected kidnapper in Ibarapa zone of the state, Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has promised the residents of the state that his administration would ensure that justice prevail on the matter.
He stated this during a symbolic presentation of free exercise books to students of selected secondary schools in the state.
Governor Makinde who explained that his administration was on top of the security situation in the state maintained that anyone who float the laws would be made to face the wrath of the law irrespective of the ethnic or religious background.
He urged residents of the state to be calm and refrain from ethnic profiling and allow those saddled with the responsibility of maintaining law and order to do their jobs.
The Governor also noted that he would be meeting with the commissioner of police, CP Ngozi Onodeko to ensure all culpable in fueling the security situation in Ibarapa zone of the state were prosecuted in line with the extant laws.
Iyabo Adebisi
The Oyo State Police Command would like to inform the general public that at about 0900 hrs of the 7th of March 2021, information was received that a group of persons, (later found out to be members of the Odua Peoples Congress-OPC), had invaded Kajola community in Ibarapa axis of the State. The invasion was reportedly aimed at arresting one Wakili, a Fulani by tribe, who is alleged to be the sponsor and mastermind of various criminal attacks against the people/farmers of Yoruba origin in the community.
- The State Commissioner of Police has quickly moved into action and preliminary findings revealed that some OPC members went to Kajola community in Ibarapa North Local government Area of Oyo State. While there, the house of the Wakili in question was set ablaze, while a female (the identity of who is yet to be ascertained) was burnt in the fire and Wakili (about 75 years old and blind) with two (2) other persons were picked up. The three (3) of them are presently in the custody of the Police. The Commissioner of Police has directed that Wakili (due to his frail appearance and state of health), be moved to the Hospital, while others are being interrogated. Others being interrogated are the OPC members, involved in arson and murder.
- Meanwhile, the Oyo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that any person or group of persons from any region or tribe that has been found culpable to have committed any criminal act(s) in the State would not be spared, but would be arrested and dealt with according to extant laws.
- Therefore, it is worthy of note that the good people of Oyo State and the general public should be rest assured that the officers and men in the Command would not derelict in its duty to bring to book criminal elements arrested for any infringement on the laws of the land, as adequate security measures has been emplaced against anything untoward while soliciting credible information from members of the public to enable the Police and other Security Agencies clampdown on crime and criminality in the State. In conclusion, anybody that has any case against Iskilu Wakili should report it to the State Criminal Investigation Department, (CID) Iyaganku Ibadan for discreet Investigation.
CSP. FADEYI OLUGBENGA
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OYO STATE COMMAND
Oga Agba fun iko alaabo Amotekun, Ajagunfeyinti Olayinka Olayanju ti ni aheso oro ni iroyin to nlo kiri pe rukerudo n waye ni ijoba ibile aarin gbungbun ibarapa ati ariwa ibarapa nipinle yi.
Ajagbunfeyinti olayanju eniti o soro ye nilu Ibadan so wipe iko alaabo naa ti seto sile lati lee daabobo emi ati dukia awon eniyan.
O tun ni awon ohun ati fonran kan to nle kiri lori ero ayelujara je lati ko okan awon eniyan soke lasan ni to si le da wahala nile lagbegbe nbaa.
Gegebi o wi, awon agbe, ati awon are ilu agbegbe oun nba ise won lo laisi idaamu tabi ifoya Kankan.
Ajagunfeyinti olayanju fikun wipe iko alaabo naa ti nsewadi iroyin isekupani kan ti won ni o sele nibe to wa fid a awon olugbe ine loju wipe won nipe foju awon to huwa laabi oun han ati idi ti won fi se bee.
O wa ro awon eniyan iba lati tete maa foro ti iko amotekun ati awon ajo eleto abo lati bi won wa ninu isoro eyekeyi.
Makinde/Dada
Gomina Seyi Makinde tipinle Oyo ti sepade po pely awon torokan lagbegbe ibarapa ni ipinle yi lori bi oro aabo se mehe lagbegbe ibe.
Gomina Makinde nigbati o nsoro nilu Igbo Ora pelu awon eniyan so wipe oun ni imolara irora ti won nkoju, o wa ni abewo naa yio jeki oun wa ojutu si isoro oro aabo toti ndi gbonmo-gbonmo lagbegbe naa.
O salaye wipe ijoba ti fowosi ifilole igbimo ti yio risi oro alaafia ati aabo nijoba ibile naa to wa tenumo pe ijoba ipinle yi seto oro aabo lati ri with alaafia joba nibe.
Lori be won ti se ko awon iko amotekun to pos ii lo sibe, fomina ni awon osise ajo alaabo naa to to igba ni won ti ko lo sibe lati satileyin fun awon to wa nibe to wa fikun wipe oko merin miran ni won yio fun iko alaabo naa lati fi maa sise.
O tun salaye wipe won ti pase lati bere eto iforukosile fun idanimo lawon agbegbe naa.
Gomina war o awon to di ipo oselu mu lati maa tete pe akiyesi ijoba si awon ohun ti o ba nsele lagbegbe won.
O wa kedun pely awon molebi to ti padanu eni won nitori oro aabo to mehe.
Lara awon to wa nibi ipade naa lati tiadari ile igbimo asofin ipinle Oyo, awon alakoso, alaga, ati awon omo igbimo lajo-lajo, awon omo ile igbimo asofin ati awon to dipo oselu mu ti won wa lati ekun ibarapa.
Adebisi/Dada
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has met with selected stakeholders in Ibarapa area of the state over security breaches in the axis and declared that the problems of the people are his problems.
Governor Makinde while speaking in Igbo Ora with concerned people said that he feels the pains of the people noting that the visit would enable him find lasting solutions to the lingering insecurity issues in the area.
He stated that the state has approved the setting up of Peace and Security Committee at the local government levels emphasising that the state government would put in place other security measures to ensure peace in the area.
On the deployment of additional Amotekun operatives, the governor said the 200 Amotekun Corps have been deployed to support with logistics with a promise to bring four additional operational vehicles for the corps
He also disclosed that the government had directed the immediate take-off of an identity management programme to enable it to know who is who in the communities.
The governor also urged political office holders to always call the attention of the government to the happenings within their localities, saying that he decided to sleep over in Ibarapa to feel the pulse of the people.
He commiserated with the families that have lost loved ones to the insecurity situation.
“So, this is also to let people know that I feel their pain, because I have had a very close interaction with Dr. Fatai Aborode in the past. I commiserate with his family and many others who have lost loved ones to this situation.
“I feel the pain and I believe that with everybody coming together, we will be able to tackle the problem.
“Also, political office holders need to know that when they see something, they have to say something.”
On the enforcement of anti-grazing law, the governor declared that such is an area where state police would have helped.
He said: “Quite frankly, the governors are at the mercy of federal security agencies to implement certain laws.
“That was why we asked for State Police. In the first instance, it is a constitutional issue and, in the absence of having that, governors in the South West came together and formed Amotekun as a stop gap.
The meeting had in attendance the speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon.’Debo Ogundoyin, Commissioners, Chairmen and members of Boards and Parastatals, members of the State House of Assembly and all the political appointees from Ibarapa Zone.
Iyabo Adebisi
The Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa has warned opposition elements in the state to stop playing politics with the insecurity situation in Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun areas of the state.
A statement by the governor’s aide says that most of the comments attributed to opposition elements on the security situation in the state missed the point due to pettiness, contempt and clear attempt to play to the gallery.
According to him, if opposition elements were true lovers of the state, they should have used the occasion to demonstrate patriotism by empathising with the people of the state and coming up with their own ideas on how to address the situation.
Mr Adisa said Governor Makinde had, at the height of the insecurity in Ibarapa, deployed Operation Burst, a state-backed security outfit comprising the Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Police to Ibarapa in large numbers.
The governor had also caused to be deployed, men and officers of MOPOL 72, located strategically in Ago-Are in Oke-Ogun axis.
He added that the government followed-up that deployment with the mass deployment of the men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, to Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun axes to quench the rising insecurity.
Mr Adisa maintained that the mass deployment of security operatives to the area had begun to yield positive results in the last few weeks, stating that on January 9, the Amotekun Corps worked with Vigilante Group of Nigeria, local hunters, and Miyetti Allah Vigilantes to comb forests straddling four local governments in Ibarapa and Iwajowa Local Government Areas of Oke-Ogun.
“For the avoidance of doubt, before those fanning the embers of ethnic crisis and their Hosanna crowd went to town with their showmanship gimmicks, the government had made serious efforts to tame the insecurity situation in Ibarapa.”
“Apart from initiating several peace meetings between Yoruba and Fulani residents of the axes, the government took steps to deploy a heavy security presence to Ibarapa and at a point, even backed a community-based effort to rid the forests of kidnappers and bandits.”
“It would be recalled that the government had backed a similar approach in Kisi, Igbeti and Igboho axes of the state and was able to achieve a great success without necessarily making noise in the media about it.”
Iyabo Adebisi
Stakeholders on security in Oyo state have assured aggrieved parties in Ibarapa land of their readiness to look into all their agitations.
The stakeholders including traditional leaders, political office holders, security officers, farmers and community leaders stated this at a town hall meeting held at Igangan in Ibarapa area of Oyo state.
They stressed the need for peaceful coexistence between one another which they said will fast track national development.
The aggrieved farmers who alleged the Fulanis of series of killings, banditry and kidnapping called for justice .
The Seriki Fulanis of Igbo Ora and Eruwa in response to all the allegations pleaded with the farmers to allow them stay back in Oyo state with a promise to work together with the farmers at ensuring peace in the area.
Evidences including documents and pictures of those that were killed,maimed, kidnapped and raped were presented to the commissioner of police, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko.
The traditional leaders in the areas maintained that the situation would have been curbed if the Fulanis had adhere to to instruction on peaceful cohabitation.
The governor of Oyo state, Engr Seyi Makinde who was represented by his special adviser on security, Fatai Owoseni urged the parties not to allow the crisis degenerate to ethnic issue but should rather fish out the criminals perpetrating such act.
Engr Makinde pointed out that accusing fingers was pointed to only one Seriki Fulani and not at the entire Fulani clan.
The commissioner of police, Ngozi Onadeko assured both parties of thorough investigations into all the allegations brought with a promise to bring anyone found guilty to book..
She added that frequent consultative forum will be put in place in Oyo state to address insecurity issues.
Abisola Oluremi
Rukerudo lo be sile lowuro oni ni ilu Tapa lagbegbe ibarapa nipinle Oyo, nitori pe ilo amotekun sekupa awon odo kan nirole ana.
Iroyin ni awon odo kan lagbegbe naa ni won ti ya sawon opopona, ti won si nba awon dukia je, tawon eniyan si ti bere sin ii sa asala femi won.
Awon meji ninu oloye agbege naa, Ogbeni Taiso Adeagbo ati Ogbeni Sunday Fadipe salaye wipe awon odo naa ni won ya sita nitori bi awon iko amorekun tise seku pa awon meji kan.
Akororoyin ile ise Radio Nigeria ri gbo wipe nise ni iko Amotekun fe dena ariya adugbo tawon odo kan fe se ni Tapa leyinti o yori si gbodo nroso to si sokunfa iku awon eeyan meji nigbati awon meje farapa.
Akitiyan lati gbo tenu alukoro ile ise olopa nipinle Oyo Ogbeni Olugbenga Fadeyi lori isele naa lo jasi pabo nitoripe ko gbe ero ibarenisoro re.
Oluremi/Dada
Pandemonium broke out this morning in Tapa, Ibarapa Area of Oyo State following the alleged killing of two youths by Amotekun Corps yesterday evening.
Report says some youths in the area took to the street vandalizing houses while people were running helter-skelter for safety.
Two residents in the area, Mr. Taiwo Adeagbo and Mr. Sunday Fadipe explained that the youths took to the street in retaliation of two persons that were allegedly killed by some officers of Amotekun.
Radio Nigeria gathered that the Amotekun Corps had wanted to prevent staging of carnival proposed by some youths of Tapa community which eventually resulted in chaos that led to the death of two persons while seven others got injured.
Effort to get the Police Public Relation Officer, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi, to speak on the development, was not successful as he did not pick his call.
Meanwhile, a former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Dr. Olusola Ayandele has condemned the activities of some criminal elements in Ibarapaland which have culminated in the killing and kidnapping of many residents.
In a statement, Dr Ayandele called on Governor Seyi Makinde to act swiftly to restore peace and security in the state, particularly Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun axis.
He called on eminent people of Ibarapaland to work together to arrest the trend and ensure that the whole of Ibarapaland is safe.
Dr Ayandele regretted that within a space of one month, some notable indigenes of Ibarapaland have lost their lives in the hands of suspected herdsmen.
He sympathized with all the victims of previous attacks and pray God almighty to grant them reprieve in all forms.
Nofiu Busari
Ibarapa indigenous students in collaboration with the student body of Oyo State College of Agric and Technology (OYSCATECH) Igboora, yesterday organized a peaceful protest against the state of insecurity in Ibarapa land.
The students, who were led by the Student Union Government president, Mr. Salaudeen Olasunkanmi, chanted songs to show their grievances over brutal killings and kidnappings in Ibarapa area.
The protesters stopped motorists and commuters urging them to read the inscriptions on their placards such as “SAY NO TO KIDNAPPING AND BRUTALITY IN IBARAPA LAND”, SAY NO TO INSECURITY IN IBARAPA LAND “, WHO IS THE NEXT PERSON?” and many others.
Speaking with Radio Nigeria’s correspondent, Mr. Salaudeen Olasunkanmi said students needed to show their concern over the kidnappings and killings in Ibarapaland, calling on the state government to provide more security agents for Ibarapa area.
He added that Royal fathers also had roles to play by furnishing security agents with adequate and reliable information.
Shortly after the interview, the protesters met the Caretaker Chairman, Ibarapa Central Local Government, Mr. Sharafadeen Olaoniye, who address them.
In his speech, Mr. Olaoniye commended the students exhibiting maturity by making their protest peaceful.
The Ibarapa Central Local Government caretaker boss expressed pains over the brutal killing of one Mrs. Sherifat Adisa, whom kidnappers attempted to abduct, but was later killed near her Petrol filling station at Idere last week.
He said government had mapped out strategies which included closing down of all cattle markets Kaara in Ibarapaland and ordering all commercial motorcyclists as well owners of Beer parlours as not to operate after 10.00 pm in the community.
Mr. Olaoniye promised to convey the protesters’ concerns to the state governor for approval of more security agents in Ibarapa area, urging the students to suspend the protest to prevent hoodlums from hijacking it.
Adejoju Adeyemi
Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency, OYSROMA has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Local Governments, LG and Local Council Development Authorities, LCDA, administrations in the state on road rehabilitation in order to foster accelerated execution of road repairs in the rural areas.
The Chairman of OYSROMA, Mr. Kamil Akinlabi made this known during tour of the zonal operational offices at Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun, Oyo and Ogbomoso zones.
Mr. Akinlabi said the cooperation and support of the local government areas and Local Council Development Authorities, as well as the local communities, could not be underestimated in the planning and execution of road rehabilitation programmes.
The chairman added that the state government would procure necessary equipment to facilitate road rehabilitation in all the zones, noting that personnel would be deployed to all the zones for ease of operation.
The OYSROMA boss, therefore, called on all the caretaker chairmen, community leaders and the people in all the zones to see road facilities as theirs, stressing that their cooperation and support would go a long way in making the operations of the agency a hitch-free one.
Iyabo Adebisi
