Police raid Akinale town Ogun in search of hoodlums

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The serenity with, which Akinale and its environ is known was thrown into apprehension today Thursday as a band of armed police men from the Abeokuta Area Command stormed the town unannounced.
Residents, one after the other scampered here and there with some rushing to the traditional ruler’s palace for cover.
The Police led by the Area Commander, Musiliu Aliu, did not harass or arrest anyone but went into all the nooks and crannies of the town snuffing for their preys.
After an extensive comb of nearby bushes, the police called at the Palace of Towulade Akinale, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye with whom they had tet-a-tete on their mission.
Oba Ogunleye commended the police team for their proactive search for hoodlums who were alleged to have committed atrocities elsewhere in the town.
“Here in Akinale” Oba Ogunleye told the police, “we are security conscious and maintain regimented vigilantes as compliment to the government security apparatus”.

It will be recalled that,Ogun has been under siege since Tuesday when kidnappers abducted five travellers along the Abeokuta-olubo – Ayetoro road thereby compelling the residents to troops to make a blockade on the major road disrupting traffic to attract attention of authorities.

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