Policemen from the Oyo State Police Command and the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, have taken over the Soka “forest of horror” in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The FCID team, which came with forensic experts, arrived in the state last Friday and residents have been banned from going near the crime scene to enable the security agencies carry out their investigation without any disturbance.
More so, mechanics who have their workshops close to the area were sacked by the policemen and the street was deserted, but for the security agents.
Speaking with journalists at the State Security Council meeting which held yesterday to discuss the discovery of the kidnappers’ den and how to curb crime, Commissioner of Police Muhammed Ndabawa, said besides revoking the Certificate of Occupancy of the land, the council has told security agencies to identify uncompleted/abandoned buildings in the town to enable them respond promptly to distress calls in the future.
He explained that the kidnapper’s den had been in operation for over 10 years. It was initially used by a construction company during the channelisation of the Ogunpa River. After then, the site was abandoned but the government both past and present were not aware of it.
The council however assured residents that the operators of the “forest of horror” would be apprehended.
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