How we cracked down on 146 violent protesters in Sagamu – Ogun Police

The Ogun Police Command connected Tuesday arrested and paraded 146 suspects for alleged breach of nationalist peace, including convulsive protests and an onslaught connected a wellness installation successful Sagamu.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, paraded the suspects astatine the Sagamu Divisional Police Headquarters successful Sagamu.

Babaseyi was flanked by the DPO Sagamu, CSP Fred Ode, his Second-in-Command, CSP Markus Wantana, and the Vice Chairman of Sagamu LGA, Isiaka Salami.

The constabulary spokesperson said immoderate of the suspects were portion of a radical of commercialized motorcycle riders (okada operators) who unlawfully blocked the Oba Erinwole GRA Road successful Sagamu connected April 7, thereby impeding the question of guiltless citizens.

According to him, the actions, though premised connected grievances, were unlawful and unacceptable.

He said that during the demonstration, the suspects attacked a infirmary installation successful Sagamu and denied immoderate patients entree to healthcare.

“The men who carried retired the unlawful assembly and protestation attacked the wellness centre. If you person a protest, what bash aesculapian unit person to bash with your grievances? What does a sick idiosyncratic successful the sick bay person to bash with your protest?

“There are channels of communication. If they are aggrieved, they should constitute to the due authorities. They cognize the Sagamu LG secretariat. They person liaison officers t...