ABEOKUTA — Pandemonium broke out in Abeokuta, Ogun State
capital, yesterday, when some hoodlums invaded two motor parks in Kuto,
and Ita-Oshin, leaving seven people critically injured.
About 14 persons were said to have been arrested by the security agencies
which include Department of State Security, DSS; Special Anti-Robbery
Squad, SARS, and the Police in the state in connection with the attack.
Vanguard gathered that the hoodlums who were led by one Lateef
Toriola reportedly damaged about 20 vehicles in Kuto and Ita-Oshin in
Abeokuta during the attack.
It was further gathered that, the crisis ensued as a result of the
alleged plan by a faction of the Road Transport Employers’s Association,
RTEAN, in the state led by Toriola, to take over the parks.
There was heavy presence of policemen in Kuto motor park shortly
after the attack, while the injured were reportedly rushed to the
Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba Abeokuta
Chairman of RTEAN, Mugisu Akinpelu, while narrating the ordeals of
his members in both motor parks, said seven persons sustained injuries
at Kuto motor park but no one was attacked at Ita-Oshin park.
While appealing to the government to come to their aid, the Chairman
said the ring leader of the hoodlums, Toriola had been barred from
parading himself as either a member or chairman of the union.
Culled: Vanguard
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