The Acting Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal

The Acting Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal, on Tuesday, reiterated the administration’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives and property by strengthening collaboration with security agencies and relevant stakeholders.

Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Musibau Babatunde, Lawal made this declaration at a capacity-building workshop on awareness, intelligence gathering, and institutional response to emerging threats linked to illicit financial flows.

The workshop, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on media, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, held at the Western Hall, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital.

He emphasized that the government had intensified partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prevent the exploitation of humanitarian funding platforms and other financial channels for terrorism financing and criminal activities.