Eleven Persons suspected to be in connection with the mayhem wreaked on three areas of Ibadan between Friday and Sunday have been arrested, the Oyo State Police Command said on Sunday.
According to reports, the hoodlums had been having free days disturbing the peace of the city by looting while setting houses, vehicles and shops ablaze.
The affected areas are Ojagbo in Ibadan North East; the back of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress secretariat; Oke Ado, Ibadan SouthEast Local Government Area, and Idi-Arere, a suburb of the area where the ‘One Million Boys’ operated for weeks in 2018.
Meawhile, in the latest attack on Idi-Arere and environs, some hoodlums burnt down 30 shops and several houses on the Beere-Molete Road. The affected shops and houses were located in Idi-Arere, Bode and up to the Allelluyah filling station, in the heart of the city.
However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident said 11 suspects had been arrested.
“Investigation to determine the cause and motive behind the incident is ongoing.
“Normalcy has been restored to the affected areas. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, has directed the policemen drafted to the areas to carry out intensive patrol as well as 24 hours surveillance to prevent a further breakdown of law and order.
“While directing that the 11 arrested suspects, including their ringleaders, be charged to court immediately after conclusion of investigation, the CP warned hoodlums and other criminal elements against wanton destruction of lives and property.” Ajisebutu said.
