15 arrested as gunmen attack four Ogun villages

Tension gripped four villages surrounding the historic town of Ado-Odo in Ogun State following a violent assault by gunmen. In the attacks, five individuals sustained severe injuries as the perpetrators pillaged homes, looting phones, cash, motorcycles, and other valuables.

Law enforcement swiftly responded, apprehending fifteen suspects who are currently detained at the Ado Odo Divisional Police Station. Among those arrested are Azeez Lateef, Moses Amazede, Ojo Tobi, and others listed.

According to reports, approximately one hundred armed assailants stormed the villages over the weekend, unleashing a barrage of gunfire. Saubano Babajide Elekuro, one of the victims, described the harrowing ordeal, recounting how armed gangs invaded his home, subjecting everyone to brutal beatings.

He continued, “I pleaded with them not to injure or kill anybody but they kept beating us.”

Elekuro stated that “At the end of the day, they went away with two motorbikes; one lady’s bike and one bajaj and seventy-two thousand.”

He also stated that he identified a certain Elijah with an AK-47 during the attack on his house.

Another victim of the attack, who was also injured, Nafiu Oshoja, also said “There were many of them. They came in buses, and on motorcycles.

He added, ” When the attack continued, we mobilized other villagers and confronted them with the help of policemen from Ado Ado Police Station.

Another villager, Abiodun Emmanuel commended the DPO in charge of Ado Odo Division and the state Commissioner of Police for responding to their distress call.

The villagers also called on the police in Ogun State to go after other members of the gang, and their sponsors and make them face the full wrath of the law.

Efforts to get the reaction of the spokesperson in charge of the state police command, Omolola Odutola, failed as her mobile phone line was not available at the time of filing this report.

However, a police source at Ado Odo, while confirming the arrest of the suspects, said that the arrested suspects confessed to having been led to the villages by Idris Mustapha, also known as Arikusa; Muftau popularly known as Schoolboy and one other person   (Nigerian Tribune)