The Joint taskforce of Oyo State Ibarapa Security operatives along with the Oodua Peoples Congress, Vigilante, and other groups have all worked together to arrest the notorious Fulani warlord terrorising Oyo communities, Iskilu Wakili. 
Reports have it that Wakili was arrested after several attempts which resulted in a gun battle between the warlord and the Joint security taskforce.
According to reports from the OPC and the security forces, Wakili and his gang were involved in the killings and kidnapping of several people in Ibarapa, Oke Ogun, Oyo State.
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Iskilu Wakili is arrested just some seven days after his second-in-command, Isiaka Muhammadu, was arrested alongside four others.
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and the Leader of the OPC local security group, Iba Gani Adams, confirmed Wakili’s arrest in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, on Sunday.
The statement disclosed that the Fulani warlord was arrested around 7 am on Sunday and had been handed over to the Divisional Police Office in Igbo Ora, Oyo State.
The statement was titled, “Insecurity: Gani Adams applauds OPC, Ibarapa joint security team over the arrest of Kidnap kingpin Iskilu Wakilu, three others in Ibarapa’.
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland described Iskilu Wakili as the ‘most-dreaded, notorious kidnap kingpin’ who has operated in Oyo State.
Adams said,
“I am happy that the notorious kidnapper had been captured alongside three others. It is a good development and a positive signal to other criminal elements that the South-West is no longer an abode for bandits, kidnappers, and criminal herders.
“I commend all the members of the joint security team that has made this possible because with the video at my disposal, it was purely a neat job.
“With this development, I think the whole world will agree with me that the fight against insurgency, kidnapping, and banditry needs native intelligence, information gathering, and grassroots support from local securities and operatives.
“As I have said earlier that the effort to rid the South-West of bandits and kidnappers was to complement the efforts of the police and in doing that, it is also very important for the police to support the local security operatives because they are always at the grassroots and they have their ears to the ground on local security matters.”
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