Thursday, November 24, 2016
OPC police clash at Idimu five arrested
OPC police clash at Idimu five arrested
There was pandemonium at the Idimu area of Lagos State
on Tuesday when suspected members of the Oodua Peoples
Congress and some officials of the Nigeria Police Force
clashed.
Some policemen were said to have been wounded in the
fracas which lasted for over 20 minutes.
Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that the OPC members in
a number of buses had passed through the area on their
way to Agege.
It was learnt that when the convoy got to Car wash bus
stop, there was a traffic hold-up. The OPC vehicles
subsequently maneuvered and drove against the traffic.
PUNCH Metro gathered that some policemen directing the
traffic challenged the OPC members, which led to the
altercation.
A fresh team of policemen from the Idimu Police Division
later arrived at the scene after the overwhelmed policemen
had radioed for backup. Five persons were arrested, while
guns were recovered after the OPC members were
eventually dislodged from the area.
Those arrested have been identified as Paul Adeola, Kemi
Ajayi, Sunday Ogunbiyi, Kazeem Oloyede and Augustine
Ekufeze.
There was no response from the OPC leader, Dr. Frederick
Fasheun, despite repeated calls and text messages to his
phone.
However, a factional leader of the group, Mr. Gani Adams,
denied the involvement of his faction in the fracas.
He said, "It is the Fasheun-led faction that was involved in
the fight with the police. As I speak to you, we are presently
holding our executive meeting at Abule-Ado in my house.
"Fasheuns faction was on their way to Agege for the
inauguration of the Unity Party of Nigeria when they
confronted the police."
Police spokesperson for the state, Ngozi Braide, said, "It
happened at 11.30am. Some 300 members, masquerading
as OPC members attacked our men at Car wash bus stop.
The DPO led a team of policemen to the scene and
dislodged them and arrested five persons.
"One double-barreled gun, one pump action rifle, one
locally made pistol, two cutlasses, one dagger, OPC
banners, two Volkswagen buses marked X7 31 GGE; XT 29
FKJ; one Nissan saloon car marked DU 721 GGE; and
unregistered Toyota Camry were recovered from them."
on Tuesday when suspected members of the Oodua Peoples
Congress and some officials of the Nigeria Police Force
clashed.
Some policemen were said to have been wounded in the
fracas which lasted for over 20 minutes.
Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that the OPC members in
a number of buses had passed through the area on their
way to Agege.
It was learnt that when the convoy got to Car wash bus
stop, there was a traffic hold-up. The OPC vehicles
subsequently maneuvered and drove against the traffic.
PUNCH Metro gathered that some policemen directing the
traffic challenged the OPC members, which led to the
altercation.
A fresh team of policemen from the Idimu Police Division
later arrived at the scene after the overwhelmed policemen
had radioed for backup. Five persons were arrested, while
guns were recovered after the OPC members were
eventually dislodged from the area.
Those arrested have been identified as Paul Adeola, Kemi
Ajayi, Sunday Ogunbiyi, Kazeem Oloyede and Augustine
Ekufeze.
There was no response from the OPC leader, Dr. Frederick
Fasheun, despite repeated calls and text messages to his
phone.
However, a factional leader of the group, Mr. Gani Adams,
denied the involvement of his faction in the fracas.
He said, "It is the Fasheun-led faction that was involved in
the fight with the police. As I speak to you, we are presently
holding our executive meeting at Abule-Ado in my house.
"Fasheuns faction was on their way to Agege for the
inauguration of the Unity Party of Nigeria when they
confronted the police."
Police spokesperson for the state, Ngozi Braide, said, "It
happened at 11.30am. Some 300 members, masquerading
as OPC members attacked our men at Car wash bus stop.
The DPO led a team of policemen to the scene and
dislodged them and arrested five persons.
"One double-barreled gun, one pump action rifle, one
locally made pistol, two cutlasses, one dagger, OPC
banners, two Volkswagen buses marked X7 31 GGE; XT 29
FKJ; one Nissan saloon car marked DU 721 GGE; and
unregistered Toyota Camry were recovered from them."
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