The police yesterday uncovered plans to
abduct ‘Arugba’, the votary maid ahead of
the grand finale of this year’s edition of
the Osun Osogbo festival fixed for
tomorrow.
The police said some unknown gun men
had perfected plan to abduct her during
the ceremony fixed for tomorrow.
Speaking with newsmen on the
development in Osogbo, the state
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Femi Oyeleye,
said intelligence reports received by the
police confirmed that some evil doers had
perfected plan to perpetrate the dastardly
act with a view to denting the glamour
associated with the yearly festival.
He said: “We have received intelligence
report that some people are planning to
kidnap the Arugba Osun. The monarch of
the town also said this. So we have
increased surveillance around the Arugba
to prevent this.
We have reinforced security around the
Arugba and even the ‘igba’ so that the
festival can go on without any hitch. “We
are also assuring worshippers and all
visitors of adequate security.
The crime rate in Osun State is one of the
lowest in the country and we will do
everything to sustain this. “Before Ataoja
of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun also
reported the case to us, the command has
already beefed up security across the
state, especially in Osogbo ahead of the
festival to foil the plan.”
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