Men of Oyo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun
have intercepted a truck loaded with no fewer than 80 men suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The men, who were loaded in a truck were reportedly stopped
by the Amotekun corps and a quick search revealed some bows, arrows and daggers
in the the vehicle.
Apart from that, sources told our correspondent that there
were about 25 motorcycles in the truck which also had cows.
Upon interrogation, the men were reported to have told the
Amotekun operatives that they were going to Lagos and Ogun States.
The search was said to have attracted residents who trooped
to the scene, but to avoid crisis, the security agents were said to have led
the truck and its occupants to the police station at Testing Ground area in Iwo
Road.
They were said to have been handed over to the police at the
station for further interrogation and search.
The Commandant of Amotekun in Oyo State, Col. Olayinka
Olayanju (retd.), When contacted confirmed the incident to our correspondent.
He said, “We arrested about 80 men in a truck. We found some
bows and arrows and knifes in the truck. They also had some cows and
motorcycles there.
“We couldn’t carry out a thorough search because we had
started started attracting attention so we moved them to the police station
nearby.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Mr
Olugbenga Fadeyi, also confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the
telephone.
He said, “Some persons were intercepted and they were taken
to Agodi Police Station where they were profiled. They said they were coming
from Wudil in Kano and were going to Lagos and some to Ogun State. They said
they were taking the cows to the abattoir in Agege, Lagos.
“We didn’t find anything incriminating on them. They were
released and escorted to the Toll Gate area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. They
are no longer in Oyo State territory.”
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