Insecurity: Oyo Govt to host hoodlums, cult groups

Oyo State Government has revealed that it is set to engage in talks with all area boys and cult groups in the state to foster peace.

This was according to a statement on Thursday by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, after a meeting behind closed doors with representatives of militant groups like Agbekoya and Odua People’s Congress and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria.

He said the state government, in collaboration with all the militant groups, were determined to proffer peaceful solutions to the unrest between area boys and cult groups.

He also disclosed that the state government would work closely with security agencies and leaders of the militant groups to meet with the cult sects and mediate between warring parties.