The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, has said Ibarapaland is now safe for its residents as there are no security threats in the community.  

Recall that the Oyo State Government had deployed 200 operatives of the Amotekun to Ibarapa Local Government Area of the state to prevent further crisis that might emanate between Ibarapa indigenes and Fulani herdsmen.

Oyo State Governor, Engr, Seyi Makinde had also said “The operatives will launch missions to rid the forests of criminals. They will be presenting daily reports of their activities to me in the short run and periodic reports in the long run.”

Olayanju, in a statement in Ibadan on Monday, disclosed that he would personally lead anyone interested in taking a tour of parts of Ibarapaland earlier hit by herders/farmers crisis.

He said farmers and the law-abiding people in the area are going about their businesses without molestation, denouncing some audio and video posts on social media, which tend to raise what he called “clearly unfounded alarms” about the Ibarapa security situation.

“I am in Aiyete and I‘ve been moving around Ibarapaland freely, no one has reported any adverse security issue to me.

“No security challenges observed in Ibarapa Central and North contrary to rumours been peddled,” he  stated.