By our Reporter
IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, Inspector-General of Police, has visited Oyo State following the deadly attack and abduction incident that occurred in Oriire Local Government Area in the early hours of Friday.
During the visit, the IGP expressed deep concern over the attack and extended condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident.
The police chief was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Ojo Adekimi, due to the proximity of the Oriire axis to communities bordering Kwara State, as well as the Commissioner of Police, Schools Protection Squad, CP Abayomi Shogunle.
The visit, according to the police, forms part of ongoing efforts to strengthen school safety and coordinate effective security response measures in the affected communities.
The IGP met with the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, alongside other security stakeholders, where he received operational briefings on ongoing rescue efforts and security deployments in the area.
He assured residents, parents and guardians that the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with other security agencies, had intensified coordinated search-and-rescue operations aimed at securing the safe return of all abducted victims.
The IGP also said intelligence gathering and tactical deployments had been strengthened to track down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Describing the attack as cruel and unacceptable, Disu stressed that no effort would be spared in restoring normalcy to the affected communities.
He further directed the deployment of additional tactical and intelligence assets to reinforce ongoing operations across the area and adjoining forests.
The Nigeria Police Force reiterated its commitment to the protection of schools, communities and citizens across the country.
