Insecurity: Ogun Lawmakers seek end to kidnapping, banditry

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Ijebu-Ode and Odogbolu State Constituencies, Honourables Kemi Oduwole and Atinuke Bello have again raised fresh concerns over the rising spate of insecurity caused by incessant cases of kidnapping along Ibadan/ Ijebu Igbo and Ijebu-Ode corridors as well as Odogbolu and some other parts of the State by suspected herdsmen, who often killed victims including farmers.

The members made renewed appeals to the State Government to strengthen the security network in the affected areas to check the illegal activities of the criminals across the State while speaking under personal explanation at the plenary presided over by Speaker Olakunle Oluomo.

Responding, the Speaker  cautioned the people of the State against giving information about their co-residents to criminals, noting that recent reports had it that some locals were conniving with kidnappers by sharing information about peoples’ movement with criminals.

He equally urged residents to avoid reckless display of extravagant life style and continue to collaborate with security agents by giving intelligent information on how to curb crimes and criminality to security agents.