Oyo School Abduction Exposed Major Intelligence Gap, Says Makinde, Inaugurates Violent Crime Response Unit
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan
Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has declared that the school abduction incident, which occurred last Friday in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of the state exposed a major gap in intelligence gathering and information-sharing, warning residents against withholding critical security information from law enforcement agencies.
The governor made the statement yesterday during the inauguration of the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Nigeria Police Force and the commissioning of its headquarters in Ibadan.
Makinde said preliminary findings surrounding the Orire incident revealed that suspicious movements and activities were not reported quickly to security agencies, thereby undermining efforts to prevent the tragedy.
