Mob attack on Amotekun office in Osun injures personnel

The Osun State Security Network Agency, Osun Amotekun has confirmed a convulsive onslaught connected its Egbedore Local Government Command office successful Awo.

According to the information agency, the onslaught near respective unit injured and firearms stolen.

The incidental the spokesperson of the agency, Yusuf Idowu Abass said successful a connection connected Tuesday occurred connected Monday evening.

The attack, the Osun Amotekun described was a coordinated mob battle connected its facility, resulting successful important harm to infrastructure and operational equipment.

According to the statement, “preliminary reports revealed the concern began astatine astir 8:00 p.m. erstwhile a civilian reportedly fled to the Amotekun bureau seeking refuge aft being chased by suspected hoodlums.

“The unfortunate was said to person been progressive successful a disagreement linked to a football-related altercation the erstwhile day, which allegedly escalated into a convulsive confrontation.”

The connection disclosed that eyewitnesses indicated that the attackers, equipped with machetes and different unsafe weapons, pursued and assaulted the idiosyncratic earlier helium managed to flight to the information post.

“Amotekun officers connected work reportedly intervened and offered extortion to the victim, preventing further contiguous harm.

“However, the assailants were s...