officer’s cap showing the crest of the Nigeria Police Force. PHOTO:
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A police station in the Atan-Ota area of Ogun State has
been set ablaze, the police authorities in the state have
said.
In a statement on Wednesday, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who is the
Police Public Relations Officer confirmed that the attack was
carried out early in the morning by a group of “people with
ulterior motives”.
He decried that such persons were taking advantage of the
#EndSARS protests to commit all sorts of heinous crimes in the
state.
In the process, Oyeyemi said a Deputy Superintendent of Police
(DSP), Augustine Ogbeche, and a civilian were killed, while some
arms were carted away from the security facility.
He added that the attackers inflicted serious injury on the
Divisional Police Officer, Sikiru Olugbenga, stressing that his
whereabouts have yet to be ascertained.
Nice And Civil?
According to the command’s spokesperson, some groups of boys
also attacked and vandalised the Divisional Police Headquarters in
Obada-Oko in Abeokuta, the state capital.
“in view of this, the Commissioner of Police Ogun State Command
is appealing to the youths to eschew violence and embrace peace as
violence will do no one good.
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“He is equally appealing to traditional institutions, parents
and other critical stakeholders to prevail on the youths to stop
this carnage and give the government a chance to address the
situation,” the statement said.
Abimbola stated that since the commencement of the protests, the
police have been “nice and civil” to the youths, even when some
personnel were injured, and police stations damaged.
He stressed that the command went ahead to release all the 36
suspects that were arrested.
“However, if in the course of handling the protests, anybody
feels offended, we plead understanding and not retaliatory
measures, including killing and maiming policemen and burning and
damaging police stations.
“We will ensure that justice is served any aggrieved person.
Please and please, let us continue to embrace peace rather than
violence,” the statement added.