Why kidnapping, robbery are increasing in South-West — AIG Zone 11, Oyebade

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11, comprising Oyo, Ondo and Osun states, Leye Oyebade, speaks withrecent times, kidnappers seem to be on the rampage in the South-West region, what could be responsible for this surge?

That is not true. In our approach to combating crime, we deal with statistics and I can tell you that if you compare the rate of crime recorded in the third quarter of last year with this year’s first quarter, there has been an improvement. No doubt, we need to step up our game but we are never overwhelmed. If you travel along some of the corridors that have witnessed some security challenges in our zone, you will see that we have upgraded the security arrangement in those places.

We have the capacity and recently we upgraded the number of our men on the roads. It is not that policemen were not on those roads ab initio; they were usually there, but we have increased the number, especially the routes you regarded as being notorious. We have members of the Safer Highways Patrol that are also on the ground.

Arms proliferation is another issue of concern when talking about the growing insecurity. Is it impossible to mop up these weapons and discourage the influx of more? In the administration of criminal justice, the Nigeria Police Force is not the only organisation involved but we work with others. The duty of the police is to investigate and take cases to court. The ministry of justice is involved; likewise, the office of the Director of Public Prosecution is also involved. Before we prosecute, we send the cases to the DPP for legal advice. Then, the judiciary also has a role to play while the reformation role is to be played by the prison.

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