Oyo State Government on Tuesday demolished three buildings linked to criminal activity and an arms cache.
The buildings, situated within a fenced compound on Arubiewe road, Gbendu community, off Olodo-Garage in Ibadan, were allegedly harbouring criminal elements and used for storing ammunition.
Speaking with newsmen at the scene, the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Mr Mojeed Mogbonjubola, said the buildings were a “major hideout for arms and ammunition.”
According to Mogbonjubola, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abimbola Olugbenga, had given a report on the whole process to Governor Seyi Makinde.
“So instruction came that we should demolish the buildings, and that’s what we’re doing right now,” he said.
The commissioner added that the ministry followed due process before commencing the demolition exercise.
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He declared that the state government would not treat security issues with levity, recalling that a similar demolition was carried out a
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