Operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, in collaboration with the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) arrested six suspected bandits at Kajola Local Government Area of the state on Thursday morning.
The Oyo State Commander of Amotekun, Col. Olayinka, who revealed this in a statement, said the operation was carried out while on a joint routine patrol around 4am on Thursday, April 29th 2021 along two routes within the LGA.
According to him, the suspects were apprehended in separate encounters at two illegally mounted road blocks.
“They tried to escape from the scene but were given hot pursuit by the operatives as they tried to evade arrest. We are still on the trail of others who managed to escape from the scene,” he said.
The suspected bandits were identified as: Awali Atine, Ibrahim Abu, Shuaib Balau, Ibrahim Musa, Abdullah Masika and Umar Aliu Masika.
The commander further stated that the bandits’ mode of operation was to pretend to be herdsmen in the day but then violently rob innocent residents on the highway at night.
Items recovered from the suspects include 183 cows, weapons and a total sum of N268, 470.00.
The state security outfit said they had been handed over to the Nigeria Police Authority, alongside the 183 cows, weapons and money found in their possession for further investigation.
