Following the attack on Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo State, which led to the freeing of an unspecified number of inmates at the facility, Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Akali Baba to look into the security situation in Oyo and Southwest in General.
Gani Adams who described the prison break as a national embarrassment said the attack was perpetrated by bandits who are playing a script that will engulf the entire nation.
In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Aderemi, the Yoruba generalissimo said the invasion of Oyo town prison by bandits has exposed the poor security situation in the country.
He also expressed concern about the situation, adding that Oyo State and the entire South-west has never experienced such an attack in a very long time.
He, however, recalled that the same situation also played out in Kabba, Kogi State, warning that the Inspector General of Police to protect prisons across the South-West.
“Oyo town has never recorded such incident in its long history. It is unfortunate that insecurity has triggered various types of menace,” he said.
Adams added, “Following the attack on the Abuja-bound train, and the Oyo prison attack, it is certainly no doubt that the bandits are playing out a script that will later engulf the entire nation.
“It is, indeed, very ridiculous to hear such unsavoury news coming from the ancient town. However, I want to express my concern to Kabiesi, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the Oyo state government”
“I am also using this opportunity to urge the Inspector General of Police to look into the security situation in Oyo and address the problem in the most professional manner. Oyo state is very sensitive to the southwest and we cannot continue to live in fears.”
