Police arrest 10 as land grabbers sack Ogun village

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Police have arrested 10 suspected members of a land grabbing syndicate who visited with terror, the innocent residents of Ewujomo...

Police have arrested 10 suspected members of a land grabbing syndicate who visited with terror, the innocent residents of Ewujomo village via Igbosoro in ogijo area of Ogun state.

For hours on end, hell was let loose as the villagers fled their homes in different directions with sporadic gun shots following, allegedly, from the hoodlums. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a release, stated that the hoodlums who road on motorcycles, invaded the village with dangerous weapons.

He listed two live cartridges, two expended cartridges, an expended Brownie pistol ammunition, charm and three Bajaj motorcycles as items recovered from the suspects.

 

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