Ibadan – Police in Ibadan said it has arrested five members of the separatists
Yoruba Nation group that invaded the Amuludun FM Radio station, Moniya, Ibadan, in the early hours of Sunday.
Spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command, SP Osifeso Adewale said this during a press briefing in Ibadan Sunday afternoon.
He said the suspects, including a woman were in posession of various criminal charms as at the time they were arrested.
According to him, those arrested are Noah Atoyebi ‘M’ 30yrs, Gbenga Adeleke ‘M’ 25yrs, Abdulganiyu Mustafa Kolawole ‘M’ 35yrs, Bashiru Kehinde O. ‘F’, and Fajola Elija ‘M’ 45yrs.
He said the invaders were driven by a separatist agenda and had forcefully hijacked Amuludun 99.1 FM located around Moniya,Ibadan with the intent to declare liberation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Thankfully , no personnel from the establishment or any other persons were hurt as the Command responded swiftly in a well coordinated rescue operation.
“I have personally detailed an investigation team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to demystify circumstances around the incident and as well expand the network of arrests through thorough, painstaking intelligence driven investigation.
“While declaring this act as criminal, unpatriotic and a clear case of terrorism which would be meted with adequate sanctions under the laws of the land,” he said.
Osifeso said police has launched a manhunt for other members of the group, urging
residents to be generous with information that can lead to their arrest.
“I assure good citizens of the State that the Security architecture of the Command in concert with relevant Sister Agencies has been strategically modified for optimum effectiveness not only for tomorrow’s epoch making ceremony but beyond.
“So also, Parents, guardians and leaders wielding various degrees of influence are advised to prevail on their Children,wards and proteges against being used to disrupt tomorrow’s event as heavy sanctions await defaulters and other unpatriotic elements sharing the same sinister motives,” he said.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
