There was a moment of extreme tension in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State on Tuesday morning after Police officers recovered weapons from the apartment of the sacked Chairman Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary.
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force raided Diamond Hotel in Alakia, Ibadan, where they recovered some deadly weapons and charms.
The hotel belongs to Auxiliary.
It was gathered that Auxiliary escaped from the apartment to evade arrest by the police operatives who came well prepared.
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The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Monday through his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, dissolved the Management of the Motor Park System (PMS) in the state.
This development instigated hatred among members of the union.
They rained curses on one of the governor’s aides, Otunba Seye Famojuro in a viral video on Monday.
Famojuro, a well-known friend of the governor was in charge of the Motor Park System in the state.
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Other things recovered from the Auxiliary’s place were 474 bullets, cutlass and a huge amount of cash.
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In a viral video that surfaced on Tuesday, a police officer was heard saying that Auxiliary fled and dropped his phone when he noticed that police had come to his Hotel.
A police source disclosed that the raid followed information from credible sources.
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The intel revealed that Auxiliary had concluded plans to cause unrest in Ibadan, the state capital on Wednesday.
He wanted to revenge the dissolution of his committee, the police source said.
