Security

Avoid repairing your broken down vehicles on deserted roads – Ogun Police

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Ogun State Police Command says the three persons kidnapped along Igboora-Abeokuta road are religious people that went into the forest for a special prayer before they were abducted.

The command’s spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi while reacting to the incident said officers of the command were already on the kidnappers’ trail.

He stressed that about now is not the best time to be going to the bush and deserted areas for meetings and prayer sessions.

Mr. Abimbola also advised travelers with broken down vehicles in isolated area to promptly leave the place and report to nearest police station in that area for the  police to stay with them pending the repairing of such vehicle.

It was reported that suspected herdsmen abducted three persons including a pregnant woman around rounder area of Abeokuta and demanded thirty million naira as ransom.

Wale Oluokun

Security

Killings: Ibarapa Community Shut 3 Cattle Markets Indefinitely

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Traditional rulers, politicians, security personnel and religious leaders across Ibarapa Area of Oyo State have ordered the closure of all Kara Markets indefinitely over the spate of killings in the region lately.

The three Kara Markets are located along Igboora-Abeokuta Expressway, Okolo market situated on the outskirts of Eruwa town and at Igangan.

Kara market is majorly constituted by herdsmen involved in cattle trade.

The agreement was reached at a security meeting held at Ibarapa North Local Government Conference Hall, Ayete.

Speaking with Radio Nigeria after the meeting, the Secretary, Farmers Association, Ibarapa Zone, Mr Taiwo Adeagbo said it was also resolved that commercial motorcyclists would henceforth not be allowed to ride within the town as from 10pm.

Mr Adeagbo also said the meeting agreed that beer parlours and club houses should close by 10pm.

Radio Nigeria gathered that the meeting was part of measures to curtail the incessant killings and kidnappings being perpetrated by some suspected herdsmen.

Residents of Ibarapa land have been facing series of killings and kidnappings which have left many dead and some still in captive.

Abisola Oluremi