By Adetutu Adesanya
Operatives of Ogun State Police command on Friday arrested no fewer than thirteen arsonists in Itori, Ewekoro local government area of the state, for their roles in the wanton destruction of innocent people's properties following an accident that claimed the life of a motorcycle rider .
The command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in a statement issued on Saturday.
According to Oyeyemi, the suspects were parts of those who went on rampage when a smuggler's vehicle, who they believed was being chase by men of Nigeria Customs Service knocked down a motorcycle rider and the victim died instantly.
He said, the hoodlums immediately went berserk and started vandalizing vehicles of innocent passerbys.
"After setting ablaze some vehicles, the hoodlums moved to a popular hotel in the area, where officers of Nigeria Customs Service used to lodge and started looting and vandalizing the hotel".
"Immediately, a distress call was made to the Police, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, deployed men of Special Squad to the scene to collaborate with policemen from Ewekoro and other adjoining stations to bring the situation under control".
"On getting to the scene, the hoodlums who attacked the policemen by throwing stones at them were eventually subdued and thirteen amongst them were apprehended".
"The Commissioner of Police who was at the scene for on the spot assessment has vowed to make example of those arrested for others to know that it is barbaric to take laws into ones hand".
"He therefore directed that others who pertook in the dastardly act must be hunted for and brought to book".
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