In a statement signed by Governor
Abiola Ajimobi Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Mr Yomi Layinka,
the governor directed security agencies to ensure that the masterminds are
swiftly arrested, interrogated and brought to justice.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of
Oyo State has condemned the act of brigandage that occurred during a ceremony
at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu
Adetunji on Monday.
He vowed not to brook
anyone or group of people desirous of bringing back the regime of violence and
brigandage to the state.
Ajimobi reiterated his
commitment to the security and protection of lives and properties of all
citizens of Oyo State, which he said that his administration laboured hard to
restore and maintain in the last six years.
Five yet-to-be identified
gunmen invaded the Olubadan palace at Popoyemoja in Ibadan where the monarch
was conducting an installation ceremony of newly appointed traditional rulers.
The gunmen, who arrived the
scene in a space bus, fired gunshots but no casualty was recorded in the
incident.
One of the gunmen was said
to have released volleys of gunshots into the air via the open roof of the
vehicle, while others reportedly shot through windows of the vehicle.
An eyewitness said the
gunmen wore black clothes and tied red clothes around their heads displaying
pump action rifles and A-K47 rifles.
Men of the state joint security
task force `Operations Burst’ arrived the palace within five minutes of the
incidence to restore normalcy.
The incident had occurred
at a time when the monarch was about to commence the installation of four new
Baales (village heads) in his palace.
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