By OLA MODUPE, Osun-
The Osun State Police Command in Osun has arrested five suspected criminalss who allegedly attacked a residence in Ede and killied two persons.
A statement by the State Police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said that about 30 hoodlums at 5:30p.m. on Thursday, attacked the residence of one Wakili Olayiwola in Ede, Osun, shooting sporadically into the house before setting a car ablaze.
According to the statement, the hoodlums allegedly shot bullets into the house of Wakili, set his car ablaze and also made attempt to burn down his house before the police came to the rescue.
SP Opalola said the police immediately swung into action when it received a distress call on the attack, but the hoodlums fled on sighting the police patrol team while five of them were apprehended.
She said that the police later discovered that two persons had been killed by the hoodlums during the attack.
Items recovered from the suspects include: single barrel gun, a dane gun, eight expended cartridges, axes, cutlasses, charms and five motorcycles were recovered from the hoodlums.
The police spokewoman, however, noted that investigation is ongoing and the Commissioner of Police in the states, Olafimihan Adeoye has vowed that other hoodlums who escaped would be caught and they would face the wrath of the law.
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