The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ile-Igbon Division, Surulere Local Government Area of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Adepoju Ayodeji, on Friday shot an operative of Amotekun for arresting Fulani herdsmen who allegedly destroyed a cassava farm.
The Amotekun commandant inside the state, Col. Olayanju Olayinka (retd.), who confirmed this to journalists in Ibadan on Friday, stated the police boss shot the victim at close range.
SaharaReporters learnt that Amotekun operatives received a distress call from farmers to come back and arrest some Fulani herdsmen who had destroyed their farms.
After the Fulani herdsmen had been arrested, the DPO ordered the arrest of the operatives of Amotekun who made the arrest.
Our correspondent amassed that when the leaders of the Amotekun group, led by way of Olatunji Mayowa and Jenyo Isiaka, were given to the station to secure the discharge of the arrested Amotekun employees, the DPO stated that they had no commercial enterprise in arresting anybody.
According to a source, whilst one of the Amotekun operatives changed into talking with the police officer on duty at the station, the DPO came out of his office, shot at them, and chased them away.
The source stated, "As one of the leaders of the Amotekun become discussing with the police station guard, the DPO rushed out from his office, snatched an AK forty seven rifle from one of his officers, and sprayed the Amotekun operatives with bullets.
"One of the men of Amotekun, Job Adewale, was hit at close range within the right leg and the bullet also broke his proper ribs. The DPO reloaded the rifle and launched greater gunshots at other personnel whilst they have been seeking to carry the wounded Adewale."
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