It was confusion galore in the early hours of Saturday in Ibadan as some suspected Oodua Nation agitators attacked the Oyo State House of Assembly located inside the state Secretariat Complex.
As a result of the attack, 20 of the Yoruba Nation agitators including an old man with grey air were arrested by security operatives with arms during the invasion of the Oyo state government secretariat.
According to Oyo state Police command, hoodlums suspected to be members of the ‘‘Yoruba Nation Agitation Group’’ driven by a separatist agenda, in an attempt to forcefully takeover the state government secretariat, Agodi-Ibadan stormed the secretariat at about 9.15am.
Oyo state Police command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Adewale Osifeso for the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adebola Hamzat, said the Yoruba Nation agitators ,” who were on Military Camouflages came heavily armed in an unregistered Silver Coloured Nissan Urban Caravan Bus containing cutlasses, pump action rifles, cartridges, assorted charms and an O’dua nation agitation flag’.
“In all, (20) Twenty suspects have been arrested in possession of; (3) Three Pump Action Guns, (291)Two Hundred and Ninety-One life Cartridges, (2) Two Expended Cartridges, (67) Sixty-Seven Cutlasses, (5) Five Bullet Proof Vest, (6) Six Pair of Boots, (10) Ten Megaphone (Public Address System),(3) Three Oodua Styles Beret Caps, (7) Seven Belts, (11) Eleven Oodua Nation Army Camouflage Uniforms, (1) One Unregistered Nissan Urban Caravan Bus and (3) Three TVS Motor Motorcycles”, it said.
Oyo Police command added, “Thankfully, they were overpowered and completely suppressed by Officers and Men of the Command on concert with sister security agencies who acted in swift response to intelligence gathered in accordance with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to the situation.
“While declaring this act as criminal, unpatriotic and a clear case of treasonable felony & terrorism which would be melted with adequate sanctions under the laws of the land, the Command assures the good citizens of Oyo State that it remains unwavering to the protection of their lives and property”.
On arrival at the complex, the Yoruba Nation agitators were said to have engaged in gun duel with the local Amotekun, Police and Operation Burst personnel at the entrance to the Assembly complex.
Eye witness said the suspected Yoruba Nation agitators immediately allegedly seized control of the Assembly complex premises, and reportedly hoisted their Yoruba Nation flag at the complex.
