Custom Operatives Raided Ibarapa Areas, Not Unknown Gunmen — Oyo Govt

Oyo State Government says men of the Nigeria Customs Service
raided Igangan and other parts of Ibarapa areas of the state on
Friday night, not unknown gunmen.

Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde,
said in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan, that this was contrary
to the widely circulated report that unknown gunmen had, again,
attacked the areas.

Adisa said that the revelation was made known by Ibarapa
Community leaders during a fact-finding meeting between a team of
the state government and political/traditional leaders of the
affected communities on Saturday.

According to him, the state government team was led by Mr Sunday
Odukoya, the Executive Assistant on Security Matters to the
governor.

“The political and traditional leaders of Ibarapa extraction at
the meeting, described the Friday raid on Igangan, Igbo-Ora and
other communities in the area by men of the NCS, as unnecessary and
not well-thought-out.

“They called on the leadership of Custom Service to regulate
operations of its personnel.

“It will be better if the authorities restrict them to border
towns to end unwarranted attacks on innocent communities,” Adisa
said.

The governor’s media aide said that Odukoya, who led the state
government team to the meeting, had called for vigilance and calm
among the people.

He said that police in the areas had confirmed the death of one
Amotekun operative and two other persons, following the said
raid.

The team, accompanied by the traditional rulers and community
leaders, visited the scene of the incident at Igangan, Ayete, Tapa,
and Igbo-Ora.

The leaders, included the Olu of Igbo-Ora, Oba Jimoh Titiloye
and the Chairman of Ibarapa North Local Government, Mr Adeoye
Adedoyin.

Oyo State Government says men of the Nigeria Customs Service
raided Igangan and other parts of Ibarapa areas of the state on
Friday night, not unknown gunmen.

Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde,
said in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan, that this was contrary
to the widely circulated report that unknown gunmen had, again,
attacked the areas.

Adisa said that the revelation was made known by Ibarapa
Community leaders during a fact-finding meeting between a team of
the state government and political/traditional leaders of the
affected communities on Saturday.

According to him, the state government team was led by Mr Sunday
Odukoya, the Executive Assistant on Security Matters to the
governor.

“The political and traditional leaders of Ibarapa extraction at
the meeting, described the Friday raid on Igangan, Igbo-Ora and
other communities in the area by men of the NCS, as unnecessary and
not well-thought-out.

“They called on the leadership of Custom Service to regulate
operations of its personnel.

“It will be better if the authorities restrict them to border
towns to end unwarranted attacks on innocent communities,” Adisa
said.

The governor’s media aide said that Odukoya, who led the state
government team to the meeting, had called for vigilance and calm
among the people.

He said that police in the areas had confirmed the death of one
Amotekun operative and two other persons, following the said
raid.

The team, accompanied by the traditional rulers and community
leaders, visited the scene of the incident at Igangan, Ayete, Tapa,
and Igbo-Ora.

The leaders, included the Olu of Igbo-Ora, Oba Jimoh Titiloye
and the Chairman of Ibarapa North Local Government, Mr Adeoye
Adedoyin.