The Police Command in Osun on Friday, said it has arrested five suspected hoodlums who allegedly attacked a residence in Ede and killed two persons.
A statement by the State Police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said that about 30 hoodlums at 5:30p.m. on Thursday, attacked the residence of one Wakili Olayiwola in Ede, Osun, shooting sporadically into the house before setting a car ablaze.
According to the statement, the hoodlums allegedly shot bullets into the house of Wakili, set his car ablaze and also made attempt to burn down his house before the police came to the rescue.
She said the police immediately swung into action when it received a distress call on the attack, but the hoodlums fled on sighting the police patrol team while five of them were apprehended.
She said that the police later discovered that two persons had been killed by the hoodlums during the attack.
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“The hoodlums were, however, chased towards Bode Area, Ede, where five of them were arrested and some others escaped with bullet wounds.
“Police later found out that the hoodlums had already killed two persons, one at Oke Bode Area, Ede and the other at Arulogun Area, Ede.
“One single barrel gun, a Dane gun, eight expended cartridges, axes, cutlasses, charms and five motorcycles were recovered from the hoodlums.
“Investigation is however, ongoing on the matter and the CP has vowed that other hoodlums who escaped would be caught and they would face the wrath of the law.
