Photos: Police raid Oyo PMS boss, Auxiliary’s Ibadan residence, arrest 78 suspects, recover weapons, charms, cash

It was reliably gathered that policemen stormed the Auxiliary’s residence recovering weapons and ammunition, charms and charms among others.

During the operation, Auxiliary reportedly escaped, however, some of his lieutenants were nabbed by the police.

Meanwhile some parts of the state, especially, major car parks and garages in Ibadan,  the state’s capital, after the raid, witnessed palpable tension.

There were also reports of an unconfirmed number of casualties during the face-off between the police and the PMS members.

But, a large number of arms, ammunition, charms, and dangerous weapons were reportedly recovered after the raid on the residence of the Auxiliary.

Confirming the development, the Oyo State Police Command in a statement on Tuesday through its Spokesman, Osifeso Adewale said “78 suspected hoodlums who had perfected plans to unleash mayhem at the early hours of today at Major parts of the Metropolis were arrested”.

“Besides the arms recovered from them, exhibits found in their possession include 724 cartridges assorted charms, 33 mobile phones, and a cash sum of N3.4 million.

“In addition, during the raid sophisticated firearms were recovered inside the hotel rooms and in the trunk compartment of parked vehicles within the hotel,” the statement read.

It continued, “Worthy of note is that, though the PMS Chieftain was able to escape with some of his boys during the gun duel with the police, however, a member of the group was neutralized in a gun duel with the Police.

“Recall that the same group was alleged to be responsible for the attack on (14) Fourteen members of the  Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) along the Agodi axis under the Ibadan North-East LGA en route to the venue of yesterday’s Inaugural celebrations.”