The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Femi Haruna, has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegation of unprofessional conduct by operatives of the Jobele Division in Afijio Local Government Area of the state, which reportedly resulted in the protest witnessed earlier, on Tuesday.
A statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday, said the Assistant Superintendent of Police, who led the patrol team involved and the Divisional Police Officer have been issued queries respectively, while the Inspector concerned has been defaulted and detained pending the outcome of the investigation.
Scores of protesters had earlier on Tuesday disrupted both the human and vehicular movements at Jobele end of Ibadan/Oyo expressway in Afijio Local Government Area of the state as a result of cases of kidnapping, banditry and other vices.
The protest, according to our correspondent’s investigation, was due to the invasion of one of the communities in the area.
The protesters said, “Yesterday (Monday), the suspected kidnappers invaded one of our communities in an attempt to abduct a lady. An attempt was made to kidnap a lady but she narrowly escaped by scaling the fence.
“Even though she narrowly escaped, she received a deep matchet cut in one of her hands. This was not the first time that such an incident had happened in the area. We are not going to leave the road until our (residents) safety is guaranteed by the relevant security agencies.”
However, a statement released by the PPRO on Tuesday said, “The Oyo State Police command has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegation of unprofessional conduct by operatives of the Jobele Division, which reportedly resulted in the protest witnessed earlier today.
