The Oyo and Ogun states Police Commands have deployed tactical teams on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway over the recent incessant kidnappings on the road.
The development is followed by the commands’ move to restructure and remodel their security architecture.
According to a statement by the spokesperson for Oyo State Police Command, SP Adewale Osifeso, on Thursday, the command will leave no stone unturned in ridding the state and its environs of undesirable criminal elements.
SP Osifeso said the Oyo Police commissioner has reaffirmed its commitment to leave no stone unturned in ridding the state and its surrounding environs of undesirable criminal elements.
Recall that men of the Ogun State Police Command had on Tuesday battled suspected kidnappers during an attack on commuters travelling on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
TVC News reliably gathered that the gunmen, who were dressed in military camouflage, attempted to abduct passengers in an 18-seater bus which was reportedly heading for Lagos from Ibadan, Oyo State, when the incident happened.
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