The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday
said 365 cases of rape and indecent assault were reported and
investigated in the state in 2013.
It also said that 60,997 ammunitions were recovered during the same period.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Ndabawa, said the figure was an improvement on the 2012 record.
Ndabawa, at a press briefing in Ibadan,
said his men and officers were able to overturn the high crime rate in
the state, saying that the state used to be a favoured destination for
bank robbers and vicious criminals.
He said, “In line with the action plan
of the command for the year 2013, it embarked on an operational plan
that evolved from a realistic appraisal of the crimes, threats and
challenges the command has experienced. It is important to note that
threat to security situation in the state included property crimes,
Fulani herdsmen/farmers’ friction, market leadership tussle, chieftaincy
dispute, rivalry between transport workers and trade union dispute.
“With intelligence policing and
proactive approach to the provision of security in the state, the
command embraced a crime prevention strategy, which included patrol of
vulnerable black spots in the state, constant community policing,
sensitisation campaign, stop and search at notorious flashpoints,
aggressive information gathering and intermittent show of force.”
The statistics released by the
commissioner also showed that 59 robbery cases were reported in 2013
while 103 arms and 198 stolen cars were recovered.
It also showed that the command charged 161 cases and 789 persons to court while 1078 convictions were recorded.
Ndabawa said the border line from Shaki
leading to Benin Republic was mostly for the smuggling of ammunitions
into the state, adding that there were less police casualties because
proper intelligence gathering and other policing strategies led to easy
arrest of criminals instead of arms confrontation with them.
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