A security team has been sent by the Oyo State Government to the Ipapo/Iseyin axis in the Oyo North Senatorial District to rescue some farmers.
Four farmers in the Ipapo/Iseyin axis were abducted after gunmen invaded the farm hamlet on Saturday.
The state government urged the residents of Ipapo to maintain calm a day after the event and promised to take action.
Adeniyi Adebisi, the commissioner of agriculture and natural resources, announced in a statement that a security force made up of police and the military had been sent to the region to bolster the local security infrastructure.
He stated that though the ugly incident happened outside the State Farm Settlement (Ipapo/Iseyin), the Oyo State Government prioritises the protection of the life and properties of every resident of the State, farmers inclusive.
“The government pledges to take every step to safely return those abducted to their loved ones,” the statement read.
“The military team is expected to join the operation that is planned to not only rescue the victims but also ensure that appropriate actions are taken against the perpetrators,” the statement by the Commissioner for Information read.
“It is in pursuant of this that all security agencies in the State including the Nigerian Army have been mobilized to the area and are in hot pursuit of the criminals.”
He assured Oyo residents that the state government is collaborating with security agencies to rescue the abductees within the shortest possible time and prevent the re-occurrence of the sad event.