Oyo state government has declared that the Pacesetters state remains the most peaceful state in the country.
The state government made this known following the release of a pastor with the Redeem Christins Church of God, RCCG from kidnappers.
The RCCG pastor, Olugbenga Olawore, the magazine recalls was abducted on Friday alongside 14 others around Lanlate-Eruwa road.
Following a manhunt for the kidnappers by security agencies, some kidnappers have been freed from their abductors.
According to the state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, the state government is on top of the security situation in the state, that residents should rest assured
“our people should rest assured that our security apparatus in the state are fully alive and alert to their responsibilities,” Oyelade said after the release of the RCCG pastor and others.
The state recently witnessed a breach of security after some Yoruba Nation agitators took over the state Secretariat, and State House of Assembly, Agodi.
The agitators who stormed the state like invaders also succeeded in hoisting their flag in the government house.
The secessionist elements were later chased out after a gun battle with security agencies, including the Nigerian Army.
Some of them have not been arrested as search continue to fish out those who escaped and their sponsors.