Hoodlums Attack Police, Free Suspects In Ibadan

By Emmanuel Adigwe

The police in Oyo on Thursday said that some hoodlums attacked some of its men and set free two arrested suspects.

The Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko disclosed this in a statement made available to the press by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi.

According to available information, some thugs had been disturbing innocent citizens around Idi Arere, Popoyemoja, Born photo, Molete, Beere, Shogoye, Akobi and other areas within Ibadan. This scuffle led to the death of a 60-year old plantain seller who was killed during a clash between two rival cult groups in one of these areas a few days ago.

According to the police, officers from Mapo Division had arrested two suspects in connection with the disturbance in the areas. However, the suspects were released by some hoodlums who attacked the policemen in the course of their duty.

According to the statement, one of the suspected thugs, who is known as Packaging, led the attack of about thirty thugs and took the suspects away.

Onadeko, the police commissioner enjoined parents and guardians in the areas to caution their kids to refrain from acts capable of causing trouble.

According to her, large deployment of Police officers and other Sister Security Agencies have been deployed in the affected areas to prevent chaos.

The statement said: “The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command wishes to inform the general public on the incident that occurred earlier today 28th January, 2021 at about 1145hrs at Odo-Osun Area of Mapo where Police personnel from Mapo Divisional Police Headquarters were deployed to effect the arrest of two notorious miscreants who have been deeply involved in the crisis rocking Shogoye/Akobi areas of Mapo lately.

“It can be recalled that armed thugs from Shogoye/Akobi Areas have been unleashing mayhem, causing grievous hurts and death of innocent citizens in the two areas. On the 25th of January, 2021 at about 0600hrs, an elderly woman in a white Celestial church cap known as Modupe Daramola ‘f’ aged 60 years of a Celestial church in Akobi area was hit with pellets from a locally made gun fired by one of the hoodlums during the clashes and gave up the ghost, while some other ones sustained varying degrees of injuries.

“Sequel to the arrest of the two notorious miscreants who were handcuffed, one A.K.A Packaging led some thugs numbering about thirty (30) to attack and mobbed the Police team while forcefully took the two miscreants from them.

“In a bid for the Police personnel to escape from being lynched, a shot was fired to the air while the Police personnel managed to escape.

“At about 1220hrs, one Akeem ‘m’ in the company of some angry miscreants invaded the Police Station to report that his younger brother was shot and the miscreants attempted to attack Mapo Police Station, while some cars at the junction leading to the street of the Station were damaged.

“The mob was thereafter repelled by Police personnel who were strategically positioned to prevent the Station from being attacked. Not too long, at about 1350hrs, the corpse of one Badmus Rasheed ‘m’ 20 years was brought to the Police Station amidst the angry mob that was earlier repealed from attacking the Station.”

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