The Oyo State Police Command has said that they are on the trail of the killers of a Police Corporal who was attached to the Ikolaba Police Station in Ibadan.
The decreased and a police inspector on duty close to the station (names not disclosed), were said to have been attacked by some men of the underworld, around 9pm on Friday.
In a reaction to earlier report which stated that the command was sacked by some daredevil hoodlums, the command said the Ikolaba police station was not attacked as rumoured.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said, “At about 9pm August 21, two policemen who were attached to Ikolaba Police Station, who were at the other side of the road of the station, were attacked by hoodlums in a moving vehicle.
“In the process, one Police Corporal was shot dead while one Inspector was injured and he is recuperating in the hospital while the hoodlums ran away. The Police station was not attacked.
“Immediately the Commissioner of Police got wind of the incident, he gave the marching order to all Police tactical teams, including SARS, SRS, SKYNET, Federal and Safer Highway patrol teams, and Puff Adder team etc. to be on the trail of the hoodlums.
“The Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations also went there immediately for on-the-spot assessment of the incident and all Police teams were put on red alert. Efforts intensified to arrest the hoodlums.”
