Some hoodlums on Saturday attacked Radio Nigeria Amuludun Fm premises, Moniya, Ibadan destroying property worth millions of naira.
The hoodlums, numbering about 12 were armed with cutlasses, matchet, axe and other dangerous weapons on a vendetta mission at Amuludun station for unknown reason initially.
Windscreen of 4 vehicles, rare and side windows of vehicles as well as offices were vandalized.
Addressing the staff after the dastard act, Amuludun Fm GM, Rev.NIyi Dahunsi explained that The DSS, The Nigeria Police and NSCDC have assured that the station would be secured.
Rev Dahunsi added that the hoodlums also attacked security outpost at Akinyele local government.
The state police command confirms the development in a statement signed by the command’s PRO Adewale Osifeso
According to him “Sequel to the face-off between members of Soludero, a local vigilante group and some criminal elements around Sasa Area, Ojo, Akinyele LGA of Oyo State while on routine patrol, yesterday Saturday 31st July 2021, at about 0400HRS during which one Kabati ‘m’, a member of the criminal gang sustained gunshot injuries and was confirmed dead at the hospital.
“Consequent upon this, the hoodlums in their numbers stormed the Soludero presumed office, located at the premises of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Amuludun 99.1 FM, Moniya Ibadan in a bid to launch a reprisal attack.
The statement reads further that: “Preliminary investigation gathered from an on the spot assessment shows that, upon the arrival of the Hoodlums, they became agitated as none of their targets was on sight. Consequently, windscreens/glasses of four (4) vehicles parked in the premises were broken along with the glass door at the entrance of the Media outfit, inferring that the attack was not targeted directly at the media outfit but members of the vigilante group.
While assuring all and sundry that the perpetrators of this dastardly act would be made to face justice, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo state Command, Cp Ngozi Onadeko Fdc , wishes to state that it is important to immediately report such occurrences as the above to the Police for immediate intervention.
Meanwhile investigations are ongoing and developments would be communicated accordingly.
