As the onslaught on kidnappers’ hideouts by security forces intensifies, the Kwara State government has urged residents, particularly those in and around Ekiti, Ifelodun, Isin, Oke Ero, and Irepodun LGAs, to remain vigilant and restrict outdoor activities as much as possible in the interim.
The advisory follows heightened operations by combined security forces in border towns in Kogi and Kwara, where kidnappers are believed to have taken refuge.
“We urge people to be very vigilant and limit their movements to only very necessary routines. That is to avoid being caught unawares as the kidnappers are fleeing their hideouts.
“We do not want law-abiding citizens to be affected,” said the Commissioner for Communications, Bolanle Olukoju, in a statement released in Ilorin on Wednesday.
She added that the government regrets any temporary inconvenience the limited movement may cause in the affected areas.
The statement commended security forces for their renewed efforts to root out the criminals and urged them to continue until the perpetrators are completely neutralised and flushed out of the forests.
Kwara urges vigilance, limited movement as onslaught on kidnappers’ hideouts continues