Saheed Eegunjobi, a 38-year-old man had been arrested by men of the Oyo State Police Command in connection to a violent attack carried out on a commercial motorcyclist in Ibadan.
Ayanlade Olayinka, the Police Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command made this disclosure in a statement released on Monday in Ibadan.
The Police spokesperson noted that the Agbekoya Vigilante Group played a very role in the collaborative security efforts in the state by arresting the suspect and handing him over to the police.
Olayinka said the suspect and an accomplice, who is currently at large, allegedly posed as passengers and boarded a commercial motorcycle from the Mokola area of Ibadan before launching the attack.
“Upon reaching Modina Area, Idi-Aro, the suspects stopped the motorcycle and attacked the rider, Sakiru Tiamiyu, male, aged 32, inflicting injuries on his head with a cutlass.”
“The arrested suspect was apprehended by passersby at the scene and subsequently handed over to the police through the Agbekoya Vigilante personnel,” Olayinka stated.
“The injured rider was immediately rushed to a medical facility for urgent treatment, while police operatives visited both the scene of the incident and the hospital as part of preliminary investigations.
“Photographs were taken and other necessary investigative steps have been initiated. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing accomplice and recover the stolen motorcycle,” he added.