Banditry: Kwara Community Donates 3 Buses, 4 Motorcycles To Security Agencies

The people of Omu-Aran in Irepodun local government area of Kwara State have donated three buses and four motorcycles to security agencies to tackle banditry, kidnappings and other form of insecurity in the area.

The buses and motorcycles were purchased by members of the Eminent Club of Omu-Aran and handed over to Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA) during the Odun Omu-Aran Festival held in December 2025 as part of the club’s corporate social responsibility to the community.

The Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Abdulraheem Adeoti, while presenting the keys to the buses and motorcycles to the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and vigilantes group in his palace on Thursday in Omu-Aran, said the gesture was aimed at complementing the state government’s efforts on matters of security.

Oba Adeoti, who applauded members of Eminent Club for their generosity and foresight, described the donation as a major boost for the security agencies.

He said the club had, through the intervention, demonstrated its love and affection for the welfare and wellbeing of the people of the community.

The monarch commended the state government under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for its various interventions on insecurity including the joint partnership with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the ongoing recruitment and training of over 600 forest guards to boost security in the district.

The president of Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA), Mr Niyi Adekeye, expressed the readiness of the people of the community to complement the state government’s efforts in ensuring adequate protection of live and property.

The divisional police officer (DPO) in Omu-Aran, Mr Awobaikun Olatunde, described the donation of the buses and motorcycles as very timely and beneficial.

Olatunde said the donation would assist the command in no small measure in combating criminals and criminality in the area.