Operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly called Amotekun Corps, in collaboration with Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) on Thursday morning nabbed six bandits at the Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo state.
Those arrested are: Awali Atine, Ibrahim Abu, Shuaib Balau, Ibrahim Musa, Abdullah Masika and Umar Aliu Masika.
This was disclosed in a statement by the commander of the Amotekun in the state, Col. Olayinka, who said the operation was carried out while on their joint routine patrol in the early hours of 29th of April, 2021 along two routes within the LGA.
He said the suspects were arrested in separate incidents following encounters at two illegally mounted road block.
In his words, “They tried to escape from the scene but were given hot pursuit by the operatives as they tried to evade arrest. We are still on the trail of others who managed to escape from the scene.”
According to him, all six of them are of Fulani extraction and the arrest was carried out along Okeho-Ilua and Okeho-Iseyin Road around 4 a.m on Thursday.
Olayinka added that the bandits’ modus operandi is to pretend like herdsmen in the day and violently robb innocent passengers on the highways at night.
He said they were caught with 183 cows, weapons and a total sum of N268,470.00.
However, they have been handed over to the Nigeria Police Authority, Okeho Divisional Headquarters, alongside the 183 cows, weapons and money found in their possession for further investigation.
He urged those with necessary information that could help law enforcement agencies in their investigation to cooperate and report to the nearest police authority for proper investigation.
