An attack was gathered in Iganna, a town in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, on hoodlums invading into the police station.
This started Tuesday evening involving some hoodlums who were stopped by a police team searching unregistered motorcycles in the state.According to investigations, it was revealed operatives of the command attached to Iganna Divisional Police Headquarters were trying to stop-and-search directive on unregistered motorcycles and overcrowded pillions to decrease rate of robberies and kidnapping in the area when the hoodlums attacked them. They were along Elejoka-igangan Road when the attack started.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, stated that the police had begun an investigation into the incident.He later issued a statement containing the CPs’ vow to bring those behind the attack to justice.
The statement read, “The Oyo State Police Command under the leadership of CP Adebowale Williams has promised to make examples of the masterminds of the unfortunate incident that led to the loss of life of an officer and a male civilian with two others seriously injured on Tuesday.
“In furtherance of the above, and in a bid to drive home their point, the officers were attacked unprovoked by the assailants, leading to the death of the Divisional Crime Officer and a civilian in custody in the process of repelling the hoodlums from invading the Divisional Police Headquarters at Iganna after forcing themselves into the town.“Also, the Divisional Police Officer and a police inspector sustained several lacerations from machete cuts and are currently being stabilised at a government medical hospital.”