Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, said over 30 patrol teams had been formed between Oyo and Ogun states to tackle the problem of kidnapping along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The governor also disclosed that drones would be deployed to cover the road, explaining that this would aid security agents to monitor activities in the area.
Abiodun spoke during a meeting with the management of an Abuja-based newspaper in his office.
He said, “We set up a joint security team with the Oyo State Government because we found out that majority of the incidents are right at the border between us and Oyo State; they take advantage of that area as a blind spot.
“As we speak today, I think, there are not less than 30 patrol teams on that corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. These teams comprise soldiers, policemen, operatives of the DSS, men of the civil defence and vigilantes.
“We are going beyond the deployment of security teams; we are deploying drones to cover that road. These are drones that will allow us to see exactly what is happening there, even before any occurrence.
“We have also gone ahead and cleared both sides of the road, because of that element of surprise that they introduce when they just jump out of the bushes, kidnap and run away. So, we have approached our contractors to clear 50 meters on each side so it makes it difficult for them to use the bushes to hide.”
