Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday condemned the attack on operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics, attached to the FCIID by youths in Ajaawa, Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State.
This is as the Command urged parents, guardians and all at the apex of societal influence to strongly warn their children and wards against being used by criminals in scuttling the relative tranquility enjoyed in the state
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko in a statement explained that the team was attacked on Tuesday 28th of June, 2021 while on lawful investigation in the community.
She noted a similar incident earlier happened on Thursday 27th May, 2021 when a team of IRT/FIB on investigation activities were also attacked by the youths and hoodlums, who mobilized themselves enmasse to unleash mayhem on the officers and as well dispossess them off valuables.
The CP expressed dismay at the needless aggression and hostility towards officers and men of the Force as well as the Command by hoodlums while performing their lawful duties, especially regarding arrest of criminal offenders in some areas in the state .
While re-affirming the Command’s assurances to continually provide comprehensive security to the people of the state, the CP Onadeko noted that the Command would not fold its hands in docile stupefaction while lives and properties are destroyed.
She added that heavy sanctions according to standard best practices would be meted out on any person or group(s) of persons who through their actions or inactions breaches public peace at any point and place in the state.
A statement signed by the Command’s Spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso, a Deputy Superintendent of Police on the matter entitled “Attack on police operatives by Ajaawa youths” reads in parts “The Commisioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Ngozi Onadeko has observed with grave dismay, the needless aggression and hostility towards officers and men of the Force and Command by hoodlums while performing their lawful duties, especially regarding arrest of criminal offenders in some areas in the state .
“On Tuesday 29th June 2021, operatives of the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) unit attached to FCIID while on lawful investigation activities to Ajaawa, Ogo-Oluwa LGA Oyo State, were attacked by a group of disgruntled youths in a bid to help evade arrest.
“On Thursday 27th May, 2021 a team of IRT/FIB on investigation activities were also attacked by disgruntled youths and hoodlums, who mobilized themselves enmasse to unleash mayhem on the officers and as well dispossess them off valuables. The intervention of the Command’s reinforcement team played rescue to the officers and recovery of their lost possessions.
“The Commissioner of Police wishes to use this medium to urge parents, guardians and all at the apex of societal influence to strongly warn their wards against being used by criminals in scuttling the relative tranquility enjoyed in the state.
“While re-affirming the Command’s assurances to continually provide comprehensive security to the good people of the state, the Commissioner of Police wishes to state that the Command would not fold its hands in docile stupefaction while lives and properties are destroyed as heavy sanctions according to standard best practices would be meted out on any person or group(s) of persons who through their actions or inactions breaches public peace at any point and place in the state.
“Meanwhile, crime fighting effort is intensified in birthing a crime free Oyo state of our collective dreams.”
Recall that the Chairman, Ogo-Oluwa LG, Ajaawa, accompanied by the Community monarch, Oba Thompson Oyetunji along with some leaders of the community had on Tuesday cried out for help and investigation into a midnight raid of the community by suspected policemen from Abuja.
The community had reported that the sporadic and targeted shootings at some individuals and homes in the community had resulted in the death of two people and injuring of ten people.
They had also fingered one Ade-Master whom they claimed enjoyed the support of the police hierarchy as the prime suspect of the midnight pandemonium.
