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Police in Oyo State have apprehended 20 suspected Yoruba nation agitators following an alleged invasion of the state’s House of Assembly complex in Ibadan on Saturday.
The group of individuals reportedly attempted to take over the complex situated near the government secretariat, prompting a swift response from law enforcement.
Confirming the arrests, Police spokesman in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed that the suspects were found in possession of a cache of weapons and other items.
Among the items seized from the suspects were three pump-action guns, 29 life cartridges, two expended cartridges, 67 cutlasses, five bulletproof vests, and six pairs of boots. Additionally, they possessed 10 Public Address Systems, three berets with Oodua insignia, seven belts, 11 Oodua Nation camouflage uniforms, an unregistered bus, and three motorcycles.
Osifeso emphasized that the police, in collaboration with sister security agencies, successfully thwarted the attempt by the agitators to forcibly take over the secretariat.
Describing the actions of the suspects as criminal and unpatriotic, Osifeso categorized it as a clear case of treasonable felony and terrorism. He assured that appropriate punishment would be meted out to those found culpable, reaffirming the police’s commitment to protecting law-abiding citizens.
Furthermore, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr. Adebola Hamzat, has ordered an investigation and an expansion of efforts to apprehend others connected with the incident.
