Ibarapa now safe for regular business activities — Amotekun

By Anu Oyeleye

The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Col. Olayinka Olayanju.(rtd) has stated that Ibarapa which was earlier hit by herders/farmers crisis is now safe and free of killer herdsmen and kidnappers.

The Commandant, who made this known in a statement made available in Ibadan said that he will volunteer to lead anyone who is interested in taking a tour of parts of Ibarapaland.

Olayinka also denounced some audio and video posts in the social media, which tend to raise what he called “clearly unfounded alarms” about the Ibarapa security situation, saying that he has been moving in and out of the area for days now and there has been quietness and peace in the land.

According to him, farmers and other law- abiding people in the area are going about their businesses without molestation.

The statement read:  “Anyone desirous of finding out the truth about the security situation in Ibarapaland contrary to the video/ audio being circulated in various forums can key into this opportunity.

“I will personally provide escorts to and from Ibadan to Igangan general areas anytime this week.

“You can organise yourselves and inform me if you are interested in finding out the true position of things in Ibarapaland. I will be ready to move, just give me 10hrs head start.

“I am in Aiyete and I‘ve been moving around Ibarapaland freely, no one has reported any adverse security issue  to me apart from isolated case involving a fulani man said to have been killed in his house in a remote village around Eruwa in Ibarapa East on Saturday, by yet to be identified assailants. No security challenges have been observed in Ibarapa Central and North contrary to rumours being peddled.

“We are fully on the trail of those responsible for the said murder in conjunction with other security agencies and we assure all that the attackers and their motives will soon be uncovered.”