- Urges residents to increase level of security consciousness
With this system, kidnappers will pretend to be an Okada rider while his accomplice will pretend to be a passenger
The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday called on the people of the state to be wary of isolated areas in across the state as it revealed the new tactics of hoodlums and kidnappers.
The command urged the residents and visitors in the state to increase their level of security consciousness in order “to minimize, if not completely eliminate, the chances of falling victims of the criminal gang.”
This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and obtained by newsheadline247.
According to the statement, members of the public were urged to always avoid travelling alone on isolated roads, especially at night.
The full statement read;
The Ogun State Police Command once again wants to reiterate the need for the general public to increase their level of security consciousness in view of the prevailing security situation in the Country and the nonchalant attitude to security issues exhibited by some people.
It is to this end that the following security tips are hereby provided to members of the public to keep you abreast of the new tactics of criminals. All the good people of Ogun State are enjoined to take precautions to minimize, if not completely eliminate, the chances of falling victims of the criminal gang. The new tactics are as follows
AMBUSH: – Hoodlums including kidnappers now lay wait in an isolated area, where they ambush innocent person(s) to either rob or abduct them for ransom. It is advisable that all such isolated roads are avoided as much as possible, especially at night.
OKADA WITH AN ACCOMPLICE PASSENGER: With this system, kidnappers will pretend to be an Okada rider while his accomplice will pretend to be a passenger. In doing this, the accomplice passenger who had already laced his back with sedative substances will be in the middle while their victim who will now sit at his back will fall asleep having inhaled the sedative substances.
LATE CLOSING: The kidnappers are now targeting businessmen and women who always close late from their shops and places of business.
To this end, the Command hereby appeals to members of the public to always avoid travelling alone on isolated roads, especially at night. Also, those whose cars are not in good mechanical condition should avoid night travelling, because if such vehicle breaks down, such person(s) may have unknowingly given the kidnappers the opportunity to attack them.
Furthermore, members of the public are advised to always avoid being the third person on a commercial motorcycle, most especially when the two other persons are not known to them.
Our businessmen and women should as well endeavour to avoid closing too late from their business places pending when those marauders who are making life difficult for our people will be apprehended.
Conclusively, the Command is working round the clock to ensure the safety of residents of the State and the support of the general public is therefore needed to achieve this onerous task.
DSP ABIMBOLA OYEYEMI,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
OGUN STATE COMMAND
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