Oyo State Government says it is expediting action to get rid of kidnapping, banditary and other criminal activities in Onigari Axis of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun,who was guest at the Oyo State Correspondents Chapel, disclosed that the state government is working with the Amotekun Corps just to ensure that we get rid of kidnapping and banditry in the state, especially at the Onigari Axis.
He said: “Most of the incidences that happened in Onigari don’t usually happens in our state, it’s other side of the road which belong to our neighbouring state, Ogun but the moment people talk about Lagos-Ibadan Expressway they automatically thinks it happens in Ibadan, but nevertheless we are talking about lives, So we have approached the state commissioner of Police to liase with her Ogun State counterpart to see how they can work together to flush criminal elements out of that axis.
“We are not trying to give excuses, we take the responsible, if you go there you will see that we don’t have problem in our part of Onigari because our men both the Police and Amotekun Corps are always on ground, it is somewhere around Mamu, the other side of Onigari that there is a problem.
“Onigari does not really fall within Oyo State territory, but since the axis is along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, people believe the location is within Oyo State, but we have done the needful from our own end.
“Governor Makinde made a lot of promises during electioneering, and he set up Committe to look into its fulfilment under ‘Road Map to Accelerated Development in Oyo State’ which has four branches, education, health, education, and infrastructure.”
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