Crime

2 Farm Workers Rescued As Kidnappers Demand 30m Naira Ransom

Web News 1 June 2023 269 0

By Kayode Oguntona Less than a week after a similar incident, suspected kidnappers have struck again in the Oke Ogun area of Oyo State.  It occurred Wednesday evening at a farm settlement located along Iseyin – Ipapo Road where two farm workers and the owner of a poultry farm were Continue Reading

Security

Farmers, Herders Dialogue on Peaceful Coexistence

Web News 18 May 2023 399 0

By Kayode Oguntona Regular dialogue and consultation among farmers, herders, and other stakeholders is the key to enhancing food security and peace in farming communities in Oyo State. This was part of the consensus reached by a forum in Oyo Town, attended by Fulani Cattle breeders, Yoruba farmers, security agencies, and the Vigilante Group of […]Continue Reading

Security

Security Operatives Close in on Abductors of Farmers

Web News 11 October 2022 527 0

Frantic efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the poultry farmers kidnapped in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo state as the suspects and local security operatives engaged in a gun duel. One of the suspected gunmen was reportedly killed in the process while an injured local hunter is said to be receiving medical attention […]Continue Reading

Crime

“Booby-Trapped” Onion Found Near Spot of Frequent Accidents in Oyo Town

Web News 24 November 2021 965 0

For many months now the people of Temidire and Olorunsogo communities in Atiba Local Government Area in Oyo Town have been wondering about what could be responsible for frequent motor accidents at a certain portion of the expressway in their area. According to them, at least three incidents of road mishaps are usually recorded weekly […]Continue Reading

Crime

Two killed In Ibarapa Shootout

Web News 30 October 2019 857 0

Team of Policemen in Ibarapa, in collaboration with Vigilante Group, VGN, opened fire at one another in the early hours of Wednesday around 4.00 am. During the struggle to make arrest, one kidnapper was killed while the leader of Igboora VGN, named Tajudeen Ayanwale, a.k.a “Araba” was also killed by the Kidnappers. The corpse of […]Continue Reading