An officer of Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, Ibrahim Ogundele , has reportedly shot and injured a policeman, identified as Fatai Yekini.
This was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi.
He stated the incident happened around 3pm on Saturday at he Sanga area in Oyo town.
He said, “This happened when policemen at Ojongbodu Division, Oyo were responding to calls to dislodge recalcitrant youths staging carnival after several warnings that such should not be staged.
“The Amotekun personnel has since been arrested and currently being investigated at Ojongbodu Police station,” he stated.
The Amotekun officer was said to have opened fire on the policeman when the police team from Ojongbodu arrived at the scene of a New Year carnival to drive those gathered there away.
