Oyo CAN Tells Churches to Build Fences and Stop Late-Night Services Over Kidnapping Fears
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Oyo State has issued a directive to churches across the state, instructing them to fence their premises, end late-night physical gatherings, and strengthen security measures in response to what the association describes as a disturbing rise in kidnapping and abduction incidents in the state. The directive was contained in a communique signed jointly by Oyo CAN state chairman Elisha Ogundiya and secretary Samuel Owolabi, published in Ibadan on Wednesday. The association's instructions are specific and practical, which tells you this is not a general advisory but a response to a threat that church leaders feel is immediate and real. On physical security: churches that are not yet fenced and gated have been told to treat that as their next priority project. The association also directed churches to position security personnel and electronic surveillance devices strategically within their premises and surrounding neighbourhoods. On gatherings: la...
