Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebowale Williams has re-affirmed its commitment to leave no stone unturned in ridding the State and its surrounding environs of undesirable criminal elements.
The police commissioner stated this during a working visit to Lagos/Sagamu/Sapade/Onigari axis and environs to forestall activities of criminal elements.
The police boss who was in the company of his Ogun State Counterpart, CP Lanre Bankole said the visit became imperative in a bid to proactively forestall future criminal occurrences along the highway.
He said both Commissioners embarked on a strategic assessment patrol and eventual deployment of assets around areas concerned to allay the fear of the public who ply the road.
Mr Williams noted further that the Security Architecture of both Commands were also deliberately remodelled with cooperation from adjoining State Police Commands to deal decisively with criminal elements whose mindset is to use both States as criminal hideout after being dislodged.
He, therefore, advised members of the public not to panic or agitate as the adequate deployment of tactical and operation assets would be seen swarming the axis and embarking on joint intelligence-led surveillance, aggressive patrols with adjourning states, combing of forests alongside local hunters and vigilantes and permanent visibility policing measures intensified along the busy highways.
In addition, private and public users of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway are encouraged to go about their day-to-day activities without any form of fear of molestation or harassment from unscrupulous elements as adequate security measures in its topmost capacity are on the ground.
“While cooperation with the Police in exchange for credible and timely information is encouraged, the CP enjoins the good people of Oyo State to eschew crime and criminality at all times.”
” In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll-free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I phone users respectively.”
Rasheedah Makinde
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Three persons have been presumed dead and one injured in multiple car crashes that occurred on Lagos Ibadan expressway.
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar said in a statement in Abeokuta that the crash occurred around twenty-two minutes past five in the morning.
Mr Umar said the fatal crash involved IVECO TRUCK marked SSU517XA, a MAN DIESEL CONTAINER with registration number T- 8493LA while 2 other vehicles involved in the auto crash had no registration numbers.
He explained that a total of 9 persons were involved in the crash and all-male adults, one person was injured, and three persons died from the crash while others escaped unhurt.
Attributing the suspected cause of the multiple crashes to excess speeding, Mr Umar said the injured victim refused to be taken to hospital for medical attention while the bodies of the dead had been deposited at the morgue of a private hospital in the area.
He reminded motorists to exercise caution and adhere strictly to the speed limit as well as ensure the use of common sense when visibility is poor.
Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko has allayed the fear of residents of the State over the alleged kidnap cases on Lagos Ibadan express way.
Mrs Onadeko stated this when she led the police team on routine check to the alleged kidnap area, onigaari to forestall reoccurrence of any criminality.
She said routine check became imperative following the alleged kidnap at Ogunmakin and Onigaari areas on Lagos Ibadan expressway.
The police boss in Oyo state noted further that the visit and routine checks were joint efforts with Police Command in Ogun state to ensure that the road was visible and safe for motorists and other road users.
The Commissioner explained that investigation was ongoing on the recent kidnappings in the areas which are now fortified with the heavy presence of security personnel.
She said the presence of the security men in the areas would help in maintaining peace and order which would go a long way at tackling the menace.
The Commissioner stated further that the command would do all it could to ensure that the people of Oyo state sleep with their eyes closed.
Mrs Onadeko, therefore, called on members of the public to stop speculating unconfirmed stories that could deter the genuine movement of people and which could cause unnecessary panic or unrest in the society.
She added that whenever there were unusual movements, the people should endeavour to inform the police or other security agencies for quick interventions.
It would be recalled that there were reported cases recently of kidnapping at Ogunmakin and Onigaari areas on Lagos Ibadan expressway.
The heavily armed convoy also went round Ibadan as a show-off force.
A chartered commercial bus from Lagos carrying crates of eggs has rammed into a stationary trailer along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway killing one person and injuring two others.
A statement from the Ogun State Traffic Control and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, notes that the trailer axle problem was being fixed by the driver and the motor-boy at the middle of the road when the bus rammed into it around Isara Remo Bridge.
The statement explains that one of the passengers in the bus died on the spot while the bus driver and his second passenger were rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, Sagamu by the officials of Federal Road Safety Corp.
Meanwhile the two vehicles involved in the accident had been moved to the Police Motor Traffic Division in Ode-Remo.
