The Ibarapa area of Oyo State has again recorded yet another ugly experience as no fewer than 18 passengers were feared kidnapped from a commercial bus on Thursday.
It was gathered that the passengers were coming into Oyo State from Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State when the bus conveying them was waylaid and forced to stop by the hoodlums between Igboora and Eruwa Road.
The Secretary, Farmers Union in Ibarapa, Taiwo Adeagbo, said that the incident happened on Thursday morning.
He said kidnapping had become almost a daily occurrence in the area saying some residents were collaborating with outsiders to perpetrate the crime.
He said, “The bus is still beside the road there between Eruwa and Igboora. I have told the police, I told our senator and others. I am saddened by these happenings.”
The Convener of Igangan Development Advocates, Oladiran Oladokun, also confirmed the development.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached as at the time of filing this report.
Ibarapaland has been in the news of late over incessant attacks by criminals suspected to be herdsmen.
