It took the intervention of security operatives to thwart the invaders who stormed the place in the early hours of the day.
Police authorities in Oyo State have arrested 20 suspects over the invasion of the state government premises in Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday.
They wore masks and scarves and hoisted a flag – suspected to be that of the agitators – in the area during the early morning attack. “The suspects, who were on military camouflages came heavily armed in an unregistered silver coloured Nissan Urban Caravan bus containing cutlasses, pump action rifles, cartridges, assorted charms, and an Oodua nation agitation flag,” the police said.In the wake of the invasion, a combined team of security operatives including soldiers took over the area, blocking entry and exit points to the Oyo State Government Secretariat. Traffic was thereafter diverted from the place.
But the police said investigations have been launched into the matter. The team leading it includes the “Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department”.
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