*warns against spreading falsehood, unverified information
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday, cleared the air on the 147 persons intercepted by Amotekun operatives along the Iyana Bodija – Iso Pako area of Ibadan on Tuesday evening.
A statement by the Oyo State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Adewale Osifeso, on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Williams, disclosed that the intercepted persons are predominantly farmers and traders heading to Ogere, Ogun State from Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.
In the statement, Oyo State Police Command warned against spreading falsehood and unverified information capable of creating unnecessary panic amongst residence and that the Command is committed into ensuring that the lives and property of the good people of Oyo State are properly secured.
” On Tuesday, 02/08/2022 at about 1500hrs, a Blue Iveco Truck with Reg No. BWR 143XD, driven by one Abdulahi Aliu ‘m’ age 30yrs and conveying about One hundred and Forty-Seven (147) passengers comprising ;One Hundred and Forty (140) Male passengers between 12-30 years, Four (4) Adult female Passengers and Three (3)female Children were intercepted along Iyana Bodija – Iso Pako, Ibadan by Members of the Public”, it said .
Oyo State Police command added, “”Preliminary investigations reveal that the truck and its passengers who are predominantly farmers and traders, were heading to Ogere, Ogun State from Kaura Namuda, Zamfara State”.
” Subsequent upon the above, the Blue Truck was thoroughly searched and its passengers profiled by a combined team of the Police, men of the Department of State Services and Western Nigeria Security Network, Codenamed “Amotekun” to eliminate possibilities of ferrying escapees from any recorded Jailbreaks within the country”.
The statement stressed further, ” the search revealed that the truck was conveying Eight (8) Motorcycles and bags of Beans and Onions to be dropped off with their owners at Bodija Market” .
” Upon the conclusion of the process, the Truck and its passengers were escorted out of the State and have since been handed over and received by security operatives in Ogun State.
* While appreciating the good people of the State for their unwavering cooperation towards providing credible and timely information, the CP warns against spreading falsehood and unverified information capable of creating unnecessary panic amongst residence.
“In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I phone users respectively.”
