The Nigeria Police Force, Kwara command has allayed the fears agitating in the minds of the public on the pandemonium around Kwara State Polytechnic area in Ilorin.
It said the unrest was a result of the attack unleashed on a team of Police detectives from the Special Tactical Squad (STS), FIB, Abuja who came on the trail of some cultists in the area, the Police Spokesperson in the State, SP Okasanmi Ajayi confirmed.
The statement partly read, “
Recall that, cultists attacked and killed a student of Kwara State University, Malete yesterday 28/1/2022, Four of the cultists were arrested and dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspects. The information available to the STS team indicated that some of the cultists were hiding at the Lajolo area of Kwara Polytechnic Ilorin, where a similar attack was unleashed on one student named Idris Aderemi by the same cultists at about 0600hrs today 29/1/22, in the same area. This prompted the visit to the area by the STS team.
“Surprisingly, the cultists who were already in ambush, attacked the police team damaging the police Hummer bus and inflicting a gunshot injury on the head of one police Sergeant, Adebayo Abdulahi attached to the STS team. In the ensuing imbroglio, students in their numbers came out to block the road and prevented the free flow of traffic and burning tires on the road.
“The Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP Tuesday Assayomo psc (+) immediately dispatched teams of Policemen to the area to restore peace.
According to the statement, two cultists, one Ahmed ‘m’ with surname unknown and one Musibau ‘m’ A.K.A Shaban was arrested with one fabricated English pistol having 3 live ammunition, 2 live cartridges, and one pistol magazine, while the injured policeman and suspects have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
The commissioner of police, however, urged members of the public to go about their lawful businesses without any fear of attack or intimidation as calm has been restored in the affected area, while Policemen are on standby to forestall any further act of lawlessness from any quarters
