The Police have confirmed the arrest of 20 hoodlums suspected to be members of a separatist group of Yoruba Nation agitators who attempted to forcefully takeover the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, South-West Nigeria.
In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of Oyo State Command, SP Odifeso Adewale, the suspects who were dressed in military camouflages came heavily armed in an unregistered silver colour Nissan urban caravan bus with cutlasses, pump action rifles, cartridges, assorted charms and an O’dua Nation Agitation flag.
The armed separatists were overpowered and completely suppressed by officers and men of the Command in collaboration with sister security agencies who acted in swift response.
While declaring the act as criminal, unpatriotic and a clear case of treasonable felony and terrorism which would be melted with adequate sanctions under the laws of the land, the Oyo state Command assures law abiding citizens that it remains unwavering to the protection of lives and property.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
