Crime
Amotekun foils bandits attack on travelers in Osun, apprehends one
The Western Nigeria Security Network Agency, Amotekun Osun has arrested a gunman believed to be one of the gang that attacked a bus travelling along the Old Ila-Orangun/Ijabe road where four passengers were injured.
According to the source, as the attack was being perpetrated, a passerby informed men of Osun Amotekun, which prompted them to swing into action.
”They attacked and injured four of the passengers in the early hours of Sunday but the men of Amotekun arrived at the scene after they got information about the attack.
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“They engaged the gunmen and one of them was arrested but four of the passengers had already sustained injuries,” he said.
Confirming the attack, Amitolu Shittu, the Osun Amotekun Field Commander stated that one of the gunmen had been apprehended.
He also added that the four passengers who were injured during the attack were currently receiving medical treatment.
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