Twenty Suspects Nabbed For Invading Oyo State Government Secretariat In Agodi.

Security operatives have arrested 20 suspects in connection with the invasion of the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday. The police, alongside other security agencies, made the arrests and recovered weapons, ammunition, and ATMs from the suspects.According to Osifeso Adewale, the spokesperson for the Oyo State Police Command, the seized items include three pump-action guns, 291 live cartridges, two expended cartridges, 67 cutlasses, five bulletproof vests, six pairs of boots, ten megaphones (public address systems), three Oodua style beret caps, seven belts, eleven Oodua Nation army camouflage uniforms, one unregistered Nissan Urban Caravan bus, and three TVS motor motorcycles.Authorities believe the invaders are affiliated with the Yoruba Nation group. The invaders, who arrived in buses, attempted to enter the Governor’s Office but were thwarted by the gallantry of security operatives. They wore masks and scarves and hoisted a flag suspected to be associated with the agitators during the early morning attack.A combined team of security operatives, including soldiers, took control of the area after the invasion, blocking entry and exit points to the Oyo State Government Secretariat. Traffic was redirected, and witnesses reported hearing gunshots during an exchange of fire between the invaders and security agents.The police have launched investigations into the matter, with the Deputy Commissioner of Police overseeing the State Criminal Investigation Department leading the team.