Why Soka Killings Won’t Be Swept Under The Carpet(READ).

The police in Oyo State have
assured Nigerians that
investigations into the Soka
killings/kidnappers’ den will not be swept under the carpet.

The police were reacting to
rumours that dignitaries frustrated efforts to bring the
perpetrators of the Soka killings to book.

The command said investigation was ongoing and warned the public against
jungle justice.
Speaking in Ibadan on a local radio programme, police spokesperson Olabisi
Clet-Ilobanafor said the police had gone a long way on the matter and urged the
people to be patient.

She condemned mob actions against the destitute, urging residents to report
suspected criminals to the police.
Clet-Ilobanafor said anyone caught perpetrating jungle justice would be charged
with murder, adding that only courts had the right to order executions.

On the menace of Fulani herdsmen in Oke Ogun and Ibarapa, she said the
Commissioner of Police met with Hausa leaders and it was agreed that the herdsmen would pay for the crops that were destroyed.

Clet-Ilobanafor said herdsmen agreed to keep their cattle off farms.
She urged the public to assist the command with information to prevent crime.