As part of an effort to address the growing insecurity in Oyo state, Governor Seyi Makinde has issued an Executive Order restricting the movement of motorcycles in the South-West state.
The order issued on Friday restricts motorcycle operation between 10:30 pm and 5:30 am.
The governor also disclosed that the state government was working relentlessly and assiduously to secure the release of the kidnapped teachers and school children.
According to him, each day the victims remain with their captors in the forest is a painful day for their families and the entire state, noting that the safe return of those abducted remains a tough conversation for his administration.
Makinde added that the victims have not been forgotten and they have not been abandoned.
“We may not be able to disclose every step being taken because of the sensitive nature of the operations involved, but I ask our people not to mistake our silence for inaction. A great deal of work is being done behind the scenes,” he said.
Oyo has been beset by a deepening security crisis in recent weeks. Last month over 40 students, teachers and a principal were abducted from three schools in Oriire local government area in Ogbomoso area of the state.
On Wednesday, the sister of the immediate past minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her twins were kidnapped in the Challenge area of Ibadan.
