By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Pandemonium reportedly broke out at Obelawo area of Osogbo on Tuesday when soldiers invaded a police post in the area to free their colleagues detained by policemen.
According to a reliable source, residents scampered for safety as gunshots rent the air, putting the scare into people.
A source close to the police post said policemen had arrested some suspected cultists and kept them in the custody.
He said: “One of the suspected cultists that were arrested is related to a soldier. The man (soldier) came to the station in the afternoon on Tuesday to secure administrative bail for his brother.
“During interaction with the policemen, an argument ensued and the soldier was put inside the custody with the cultists.
“However, he had communicated with his colleagues, informing them that he had been detained in the police post.”
It was learnt that three soldiers, armed with knives and wearing camouflage vests, invaded the police post around 8pm to forcefully free their detained colleague.
Another source said: “The policemen started shooting into the air to scare the soldiers but when they observed that they were resolute, they fired bullets on the three soldiers which did not penetrate.
“The policemen in the station fled as the soldiers chased them away from the station.
“The soldiers returned to the station and freed their colleague.”
The Osun Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
She said: “Suspects who claimed they are military men from Ede took the suspected cultist away to Ede Military Barrack. We have made arrests.”
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