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 includes forensic experts, arrived in the state last Friday.
Residents are prevented from going near the crime scene to enable the police carry out their investigation undisturbed.
Our team gathered that, newsmen and other residents were restricted from the site leaving it deserted but for the security agents.
The State Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the discovery of the kidnappers’ den and how to curb crime.
The meeting was presided over by Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
The council assured residents that the operators of the “forest of horror” would be apprehended.
Commissioner of Police Muhammed Ndabawa told reporters after the meeting that the kidnapper’s den had been in operation for over 10 years.
Ndabawa said: “From the information available so far, that place has been there for a very long time, perhaps about 10 years. It was initially used by a construction company during the channelisation of the Ogunpa River. After then, the site was abandoned. The kidnappers’ den had been on for a long time but the government (past and present) was not aware of it.”
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