Three dead as Osun Amotekun, hoodlums engage in shootout

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Three persons were reportedly killed aft a squad of Amotekun operatives engaged immoderate hoodlums successful a shootout successful Akinlalu, Ife-North Local Government Area of Osun State.

It was gathered that immoderate residents connected Tuesday sent a distress telephone to Amotekun implicit activities of hoodlums terrorising the community.

But a squad of Amotekun operatives that was dispatched to the assemblage to stitchery quality was ambushed and their guns were seized and the operatives taken hostage.

A connection issued by Amotekun spokesperson Yusuf Idowu connected Tuesday, which confirmed the incident, stated that the hoodlums ambushed 4 unit dispatched to the assemblage connected motorcycles and seized 2 tube guns belonging to the operatives.

According to him, a study of the incidental was sent to the Amotekun bid successful Ile-Ife, starring to the deployment of much unit with a presumption to resolving the issue.

“However, erstwhile the reinforcement was astir to get to the assemblage it recovered a barricade and much hoodlums, suspected to beryllium portion of the pack terrorising the assemblage and resisted dialogue.

“The hoodlums abruptly opened occurrence connected the team, which resulted into crossfire for implicit 30 minutes, with the operatives astatine the extremity of which 3 of the hoodlums were killed.

“Also, 3 suspects were arrested portion respective others sustained injuries and fled the scene. Later, a squad that entered the assemblage for a hunt recovered the 2 guns seized from the operatives and recovered unit uniforms utilized by the hoodlums for impersonation,” helium said.

Meanwhile, Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Isaac Omoyele, condemned the onslaught successful the strongest terms, affirming the agency’s resoluteness to proceed protecting lives, property, and the sovereignty of Osun communities.

“This cowardly ambush volition not deter our operatives from carrying retired their duties. The information and information of our radical stay our utmost priority. We volition intensify our efforts to basal retired transgression elements threatening bid successful our communities,” helium said.

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