ARMY DIDN’T ARREST ARMED BANDITS IN IFELODUN- KWARA GOVT
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Kwara State Government wishes to clarify that the Nigerian Army did not arrest any armed bandit in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State –contrary to the disinformation spreading on social media platforms.
First, the Nigerian Army did not arrest any armed bandits in any part of Ifelodun.
We have carefully watched the short video in circulation in which some individuals arrested said they were in possession of a vehicle given to them by ‘llorin Government’ and weapons they received from Abuja’.
While the content of the video and the whole circumstances around the suspects are being investigated, it is important to clarify that the suspects were not arrested in Ifelodun or any part of Kwara. No security agency, including the Army, ever reported such arrests in Kwara. They were reportedly arrested in Auchi, Edo State.
Further details are awaited for more clarity. Indeed, no State Government has the power to arm anyone with AK-47. Neither did the individuals mention that Kwara State Government gave them any weapon.
The Ifelodun Local Government Authority, for its part, has clarified that the security van was given to the vigilantes initially deployed in Ifelodun to strengthen existing security. These vigilantes have since left Ifelodun.
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