The committee established for the coronation of former Governor of Oyo State, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, has announced that no fewer than two thousand security personnel will be deployed for the ceremony.

The committee explained that the security personnel would include officers from the Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun.

Chairman of the Coronation Committee, Chief Mustafa Adebayo Oyero, made these declarations while addressing a press conference on Saturday.

DAILY POST reports that the press conference was held at the Olubadan Palace, located at Oke Aremo in Ibadan North Local Government Area.

The press conference was attended by notable indigenes of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The coronation of the former governor has been scheduled to hold at Mapo Hall on Friday, September 26, 2025.

Oyero, while addressing journalists, noted that the committee had concluded plans to mobilise the security personnel to ensure peace, tranquillity and orderliness before, during and after the coronation ceremonies.

The former President of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, while speaking further, maintained that some of the dignitaries expected to grace the occasion are President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and other important personalities from across the country and beyond.

Oyero noted that the presence of important dignitaries necessitated the involvement of such a high number of security personnel for the ceremonies.

Olubadan: Committee mobilises 2,000 security personnel for Ladoja’s coronation