The Ogun State Police Command has debunked a security scare in Ifo alleging that suspected criminals were seen in the Ibogun road.
DAILY POST reports that the information circulating on social media alleged that a bus conveying suspected criminals was sighted along the axis.
Reacting, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, explained that the bus was conveying 21 labourers engaged by a construction company and not criminals.
Babaseyi asserted that the report linking them to criminal activities was found to be false and unfounded.
He noted that the workers were legitimately employed for the ongoing federal road reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Ifo–Ibogun Road.
Babaseyi said, “Acting on intelligence received on June 3, 2026, police surveillance and anti-robbery teams swiftly responded to the area and discovered that the bus, which had been intercepted by some youths, was conveying 21 labourers engaged by a construction company handling the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Ifo–Ibogun Road.
“Further verification by the police confirmed that the workers were legitimately employed for the ongoing federal road project.
“The report linking them to criminal activities was found to be false and unfounded.”
The Police spokesperson noted that officers of the command had assured the workers of their safety and escorted them to their work site.
Meanwhile, he cautioned members of the public against spreading unverified information capable of causing unnecessary panic and harassment of law-abiding citizens.
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