By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
OPERATIVES of the Oyo State Police Command have foiled an impending mayhem and arrested 78 raucous members of the Park Management System (PMS) led by Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi also known as Auxillary in Ibadan, the state capital.
Among the 78 suspects are 49 males and 29 females cooling their feet in custody of the police.
Recovered from the hoodlums were about 33 assorted firearms, 724 cartridges, assorted charms, 33 Mobile Phones, and N3,450,000 cash where they had lodged to allegedly perpetrate violence against public peace.
Recall that Auxilliary was relieved from his job as the leader of PMS by Governor Seyi Makinde shortly after his second term inauguration on Monday, a decision said to have infuriated him.
Angry that he had been booted out, he allegedly organised his PSM members to unleash terror on members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).
Directed to secure the state from the hoodlums, the Police Commissioner, Adebowale Williams, while addressing journalists during the parade of the suspects in Ibadan on Tuesday, said his boys had to swiftly foil an attempt at creating widespread carnage and civil disturbance in the state.
He said his men had to carry out a raid on the residence of the former PMS leader around Diamond Hotel, Alakia-Isebo, under Egbeda Local Government Area where the items were recovered.
He said the suspected hoodlums had already perfected plans to unleash mayhem at the early hours of Tuesday at major parts of Ibadan metropolis before police operatives swooped on them.
CP Adebowale said some of the sophisticated firearms were recovered inside the hotel rooms and in the trunk compartment of parked vehicles within the hotel where they had lodged to perfect condition their plans.
While the chief suspect, Auxilliary, escaped, one of his boys, who allegedly engaged the police in a shootout, met his Waterloo.
The police boss further noted that the same group was alleged to be responsible for the attack on 14 members of RTEAN along Agodi axis under Ibadan North-East LGA enroute the venue the inaugural celebrations held.
Meanwhile, CP Adebowale has reiterated the command’s unwavering commitments towards tackling criminal rascality, hooliganism and blatant disregard for the rule of law.
He, therefore, enjoined residents of the state to cooperate with the Police Command by providing viable and verifiable information to help apprehend fleeing Auxilliary.
“Moving forward, residents shall witness high octane patrols, coordinated stop and Search along designate points across the nook and cranny of the State.
“Also, the CP has directed Area Commanders to personally lead convoy patrols and rings of supervision of Police operatives within their respective areas of jurisdiction.
“This far, the location and environs is actively monitored with ample deployment of Police Operatives to boost the confidence of residents against any fear of molestation or harassment as they go about their legitimate businesses,” the police boss noted.
EXHIBITS & LIST OF SUSPECTS
1. ONE AK-47 RIFFLE
2. FOUR AK-47 MAGAZINES
3. EIGHTY FOUR (84) LIVE AK-47 AMMUNITIONS
4. NINETEEN (19) PUMP ACTION RIFFLES
5. ONE BARRETA PISTOL
6. SEVEN CUT-TO-SIZE GUNS
7. ONE ENGLISH MADE SINGLE BARREL GUN
8. SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR (724) LIVE CARTRIDGES
9. TWENTY FIVE (25) CUTLASSES
10. SEVEN JACK KNIVES
11. THIRTY THREE MOBILE PHONES
12. ONE SAMSUNG LAPTOP
13. CRIMINAL CHARMS
14. ONE MAZDA BUS
15. ONE TOYOTA SIENNA
16. CASH SUM OF THREE MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND NAIRA (N3, 450, 000. 00) ONLY
LIST OF SUSPECTS
#49 Male
#29 Female
1. TIRIMISIYU ODUNAYO ‘M’ AGE 55 YRS
2. ISIAKA IDRIS ‘M’ AGE 45 YRS
3. KAMORU YUSUF ‘M’ AGE 55 YRS
4. ADEBAYO OLALEKAN ‘M’ AGE 18 YRS
5. KOLAWOLE JOSHUA ‘M’ AGE 48 YRS
6. MORADEYO TOSIN ‘M’ AGE 30 YRS
7. OLUWOLE AKANBI ‘M’ AGE 60 YRS
8. ISIAKA LAMIDI ‘M’ AGE 53 YRS
9. OPEYEMI ABDULAHI ‘M’ AGE 25 YRS
10. ABDULAHI INAOMO ‘M’ AGE 50 YRS
11. MUSA ODUNAYO ‘M’ AGE 44 YRS
12. BIODUN OLANIYI ‘M’ AGE 35 YRS
13. ALABI IBRAHIM ‘M,’ AGE 20 YRS
14. HAMMED YUSUF ‘M’ AGE 34 YRS
15. ADEDOKUN TAJUDEEN ‘M’ AGE 50 YRS
16. OLANIYI OLAYINKA ‘M’ AGE 33 YRS
17. ABASS OGUNMOLA ‘M’ AGE 50 YRS
18. INAOLAJI BANJO ‘M’ AGE 49 YRS
19. SIKIRU AFOLABI ‘M’ AGE 53 YRS
20. AWEDA BASHIRU ‘M’ AGE 42 YRS
21. AMOS AJAYI ‘M’ AGE 45 YRS
22. AKANDE BASIT ‘M’ AGE 21 YRS
23. HAMMED DAUDA ‘M’ AGE 30 YRS
24. AFEEZ ADEMOLA ‘M’ AGE 30 YRS
25. SARAFA ADEWALE ‘M’ AGE 54 YRS
26. OWOADE SODIQ ‘M’ AGE 34 YRS
27. AZEEZ OLAIDE ‘M’ AGE 38 YRS
28. TAOFEEQ ROBIU ‘M’ AGE 52 YRS
29. HAMMED RASAQ ‘M’ AGE 41 YRS
30. KUNLE OLADOSUN ‘M’ AGE 50 YRS
31. MOSES OWURU ‘M’ AGE 38 YRS
32. ODUNAYO ABIODUN ‘M’ AGE 35 YRS
33. ADEPOJU ADEWALE ‘M’ AGE 46 YRS
34. FATAI ABIDEMI ‘M’ AGE 42 YRS
35. TESLIM ISHOLA ‘M’ AGE 40 YRS
36. ADEBAYO AKANDE ‘M’ AGE 33 YRS
37. ISAMOTU SULAIMON ‘M’ AGE 45 YRS
38. OLADEJI FELIX ‘M’ AGE 31 YRS
39. MORUF LATEEF ‘M’ AGE 45 YRS
40. AJADI ADEMOLA ‘M’ AGE 22 YRS
41. ADEKUNLE ADEJARE ‘M’ AGE 40 YRS
42. OLAONIPEKUN JAMIU ‘M’ AGE 28 YRS
43. UKANA DANIEL ‘M’ AGE 29 YRS
44. SIKIRU ADEBAYO ‘M’ AGE 62 YRS
45. WAHAB SAHEED ‘M’ 33 YRS
46. BABATUNDE RIDWAN ‘M’ AGE 29 YRS
47. ADEBAYO SODIQ ‘M’ AGE 23 YRS
48. ADABALE AFEEZ ‘M’ AGE 25 YRS
49. KAFAYAT IDRIS ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
50. SILIFA IBRAHEEM ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
51. KAFAYAT ALABA ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
52. ADIJAT OLANIYAN ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
53. TOSIN OLALEKAN ‘F’ AGE 35 YRS
54. OYEWOLA IFEOLUWA ‘F’ AGE 28 YRS
55. BALIKIS KABIRU ‘F’ AGE 32 YRS
56. AFOLABI OLUWAKEMI ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
57. ARIYO FUNMILAYO ‘F’ AGE 38 YRS
58. RUKAYAT TAIWO ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
59. AMINAT POPOOLA ‘F’ AGE 29 YRS
60. FUNKE MOHAMMED ‘F’ AGE 42 YRS
61. TAIWO SULAIMON ‘F’ AGE 29 YRS
62. GANIYAT FATAI ‘F’ AGE 41 YRS
63. MUTIAT AYOOLA ‘F’ AGE 40 YRS
64. RONKE OGUNRINDE ‘F’ AGE 33 YRS
65. OMOLARA MUSTAPHA ‘F’ AGE 42 YRS
66. BUNMI OGUNRINADE ‘F’ AGE 40 YRS
67. AKINTOLA SALEWA ‘F’ AGE 30 YRS
68. MARIA AJADI ‘F’ AGE 29 YRS
69. TIAMIYU KARIMOT ‘F’ AGE 23 YRS
70. ADENIYI FUNMILAYO ‘F’ AGE 33 YRS
71. OGUNDELE TAIWO ‘F’ AGE 42 YRS
72. OGUNDELE SUKURA ‘F’ AGE 22 YRS
73. ADEOLA ADENIJI ‘F’ AGE 20 YRS
74. SULIA SALAWU ‘F’ AGE 29 YRS
75. FATAI FASILAT ‘F’ AGE 49 YRS
76. OLAJUMOKE OLAWUWO ‘F’ 52 YRS
77. ADEDOKUN MARIA ‘F’ AGE 23 YRS
78. SMILA ABIODUN ‘M’ AGE 35 YRS
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