The Police Command in Oyo State, says it has uncovered plot by hoodlums to attack and loot banks, shopping malls, INEC offices and other facilities in the state.
This is contained in a statement by the Command’s spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, on Friday in Ibadan.
The statement is coming on the heels of Friday’s protest by some youths in Ibadan who blocked major roads in Iwo, Agodi gate and the state secretariat over scarcity of new naira notes and fuel. Osifeso said that available intelligence revealed that certain unscrupulous elements have perfected plans to hijack the protest and unleash full scale chaos by shutting down and attacking places of interest.
He listed the hoodlums’ target to include INEC facilities, banks, media houses, schools, Correctional Centers, major malls and business centres, as well as other critical infrastructure in the state. “Members of the public are hereby advised especially with reference to the youth segment to avoid being used by agents of violence who want to capitalise on the situation to criminally enrich themselves especially as we navigate towards the 2023 general elections.
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