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Views: Visits 18 Armed men numbering about six have abducted one Oluwole Agboola, the owner of a farm in Nagbede village in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, SP Fadeyi Olugbenga, the men who were dressed in military camouflage, were said to have snuck into the piggery/fish farm. “Immediately the report of the incident got to the notice of DPO Moniya, search party comprising of plainclothes/Tactical police teams, vigilantes, hunter...

Vanguard News Recurrence of jungle justice in Oyo worrisome — Police On By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan OYO State Police Command has expressed concern over jungle justice which has been on the increase in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after the recent #EndSARS protests across the country. Vanguard observed that after the violent attacks on policemen which have drastically reduced the morale of the security men, there is hardly a week that someone or more will not be lynched by irate mob in differen...

Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan There was confusion at Aremo community, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Sunday as two warring groups clashed leaving destruction in their trails. It was gathered that trouble started between the Irefin boys and the Paadi boys in the late evening on Sunday. Findings revealed that some shops were vandalised and looted during the fracas between the cult groups that attacked each other with dangerous weapons. As of the time of filing this report, the ...

Views: Visits 42 Jumoke Oludele, the younger sister to Sunkanmi Babalola, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has been abducted by gunmen and whisked to an unknown location. It was gathered that Jumoke was kidnapped on Monday night around Oniguguri junction, beside Lion of Judah, Iyana Church, Monatan area of Ibadan, while coming from her shop. While the lawmaker has said Jumoke was driving her car when the incident happened, other reports say she was riding ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan Jumoke Oludele, the younger sister to Sunkanmi Babalola, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has been reportedly kidnapped in Ibadan by suspected gunmen. The lady was said to have been kidnapped on Monday night around Oniguguri junction, beside Lion of Judah, Iyana Church, Monatan area of Ibadan, the state capital on Monday, while coming from her shop. A report said that Jumoke was on a commercial motorcycle when the susp...

By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, Dec. 22, 2020 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, on Tuesday, decorated 2,025 newly-promoted personnel and announced the deployment of 2,000 personnel for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Iskilu Akinsanya, stated this at the occasion, held at the command’s headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan. Akinsanya expressed appreciation to the NSCDC Commandant-General, Gana Muhammed, for recognising the eff...

By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, Dec. 18, 2020 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, is collaborating with other security agencies to reduce gridlocks and accidents before, during and after the yuletide celebrations. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting on Friday in Ibadan, the FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Uche Chukwurah, said the partnership would help the corps to effectively enforce traffic rules and regulations. Chukwurah said that motorists would definitely obey traffic rules w...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The command made this disclosure in a statement made available to DAILY POST. An NSCDC official, Mr. Oyewole Segun Benjamin had been killed while on a mission to rescue kidnapped victims in Ibadan. Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Olusegun Oluwole had in a statement issued on Thursday confirmed the death of the deceased. He noted that Mr. Oyewole Segun Benjamin died while on an official duty to rescue kidnapped victims last week. He said the officer has ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan A mob, on Wednesday, set ablaze a suspected armed robber at the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the incident happened in the afternoon as one Tobi Adebayo, a resident of Owode, Apata, Ibadan tried to recover his stolen mobile telephone from some robbers. The robbery suspects, whose identities had yet to be confirmed as of the time of filing this report, had an accident at the Agodi area of the city while tr...

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday handed over 25 operational vehicles fully equipped with communication gadgets to security agencies in the state. | Pulse Nigeria