Peace Oladapo 
The operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested no fewer than 20 people in connection with Saturday’s raid of the State Secretariat and the State House of Assembly.
The Command announced their arrest in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso.
Saturday Telegraph had earlier reported that the suspects took over the Oyo State House of Assembly Complex before being subdued by security personnel.
The police PRO while confirming their arrest said 20 suspects were later apprehended with hazardous weapons in their possession.
According to the command, items recovered from the suspects include three pump-action guns, 291 live cartridges, two expended cartridges, 67 cutlasses, five bulletproof vests, six pairs of boots, 10 megaphones (public address system), three Oodua berets, seven belts, 11 Oodua Nation Army camouflage uniforms, one unregistered Nissan Urban caravan bus and three TVS motorcycles.
Osifeso said: “Today, Saturday, April 13, 2024, at about 09:15 am, operatives of the Oyo State Police Command, in concert with some members of sister agencies, successfully thwarted an attempt by hoodlums suspected to be members of the ‘Yoruba Nation Agitation Group’ driven by a separatist agenda, to forcefully takeover the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi-Ibadan.
“Sequel to the above, the Commissioner of Police has detailed a high-powered investigation team, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, to demystify circumstances surrounding the incident and as well expand the network of arrests through painstaking intelligence-driven investigation.
“The Oyo State Police Command enjoins residents to be generous with information and cooperate with the command in a bid to rid the state of criminal elements whose intent is to propagate separatist agenda.”
