The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command has foiled an attempt by members of the recently dissolved park management system, PMS, to cause mayhem in the state.
In the process, seventy eight suspects were arrested and paraded while a cache of firearms, charms and over three million Naira were recovered from the paraded suspects.
Parading the suspects at Police headquarters Eleyele Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police in oyo state, Mr Adebowale Williams said in its proactive nature, while acting on intelligence report, were able to arrest some of the PMS members led by one Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi popularly known as Auxillary.
The commissioner of police explained that a strategic intelligence raid was conducted in a Hotel around Alakia-Isebo in Egbeda local government and Seventy-Eight suspected hoodlums who had perfected plans to unleash mayhem at Major parts of the Metropolis were arrested in possession of sophisticated firearms, Seven Hundred and Twenty-four (724) Cartridges, assorted charms, Thirty-three (33) Mobile Phones, and a cash sum of about Three Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira, (#3,450,000) Only.
“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 neutralised during the incident.
It would be recalled that the same group was alleged to be responsible for the attack on Fourteen (14) members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) along Agodi axis under Ibadan North-East LGA enroute the venue of yesterday’s Inaugural celebrations.
The police commissioner said, in line with Standard Operational Procedure, all recovered items were properly Documented, packaged and recorded for onward forensics analysis and for evidence purposes in accordance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and all other relevant laws.
Mr Adebowale reiterated his unwavering commitments towards tackling criminal rascality, hooliganism and blatant disregard for the rule of law.
He therefore enjoined residents of the state to cooperate with the Police with the provision of useful information to help apprehend the recently sacked PMS Chieftain.
