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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
Police operatives from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, person reportedly raided the Amotekun operational basal successful Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
This was connected the heels of the shootings by Amotekun operatives successful Akinlalu, Ife-North Local Government Area of the state, which resulted successful the killings of 4 persons, including 2 siblings.
It was reported that constabulary operatives simultaneously stormed the Amotekun bid successful Ife and the operational basal located successful the Oke-Fia country of the State capital, wherever immoderate operatives were arrested.
The State Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Gotan, had disclosed that the constabulary are investigating the circumstances that led to the killings successful Akinlalu and would guarantee that anyone recovered wanting is brought to justice.
When contacted, Osun Amotekun spokesperson Yusuf Idowu confirmed the incident, stating that constabulary operatives from the unit office had stormed the operational basal successful Osogbo and the bid successful Ile-Ife.
“Twenty operatives were arrested astatine the operational basal astatine Oke-Fia, portion 4 operatives were arrested astatine Ile-Ife. I deliberation the apprehension was successful transportation with the incidental astatine Akinlalu.
“As astatine the clip of filing this report, constabulary operatives are inactive astatine the operational base”, helium added.
However, Osun Police spokesperson DSP Abiodun Ojelabi stated that the constabulary person invited Amotekun Corps Commander Adekunle Omoyele to little them connected the incident, but helium has refused to appear.
“Investigation carried retired by the Police revealed that the attackers are members of Amotekun Corps, and individuals were mentioned to person masterminded the attack, whom victims and witnesses of the onslaught said they tin place if seen. Meanwhile, 5 suspects person been arrested successful transportation with the case; efforts are underway to apprehend different suspects astatine large.
“The Commander of Amotekun Corps has been invited to clarify his relation successful the full occurrence of the attack. Meanwhile, helium has refused to honour the invitation and arsenic efforts made to scope him connected telephone proved abortive arsenic his telephone has been switched off, lone for him to travel connected societal media connected 6th October, 2025 and enactment up a assertion of being attacked by chartless equipped men wearing disguise which preliminary enquiry reveals to beryllium a figment of his ain imaginativeness aimed astatine concealing the information and derailing the people of justness to the victims.
“Osun State stay precise peaceful arsenic Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun Ph.D, NPM has ordered the elite investigative assemblage of the Force, the IRT-FID to instrumentality implicit the case”, helium said.
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