Sodiq Mojibola
There was pandemonium in Oyo State on Tuesday after the Oyo State Police command engaged some suspected hoodlums of the sacked Chairman of Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, in a gun battle.
According to the command spokesperson, Osifeso Adewale, the gun battle reportedly led to the escape of the embattled chairman while one of the suspected hoodlums was neutralized.
Adewale added that 78 Suspected Hoodlums, 724 cartridges, charms, 33 mobile phones, sun of N3.4 million were retrieved from the residence of the chairman.
He said, “78 suspected hoodlums who had perfected plans to unleash mayhem at the early hours of today at Major parts of the Metropolis were arrested”.
“In addition, during the raid sophisticated firearms were recovered inside the hotel rooms and in the trunk compartment of parked vehicles within the hotel.
“Worthy of note is that, though the PMS Chieftain was able to escape with some of his boys during the gun duel with the police, however, a member of the group was neutralized in a gun duel with the Police.
“Recall that the same group was alleged to be responsible for the attack on (14) Fourteen members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) along the Agodi axis under the Ibadan North-East LGA en route the venue of yesterday’s Inaugural celebrations.”
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