“Two of the bandits were neutralised while others fled in disarray.’’
He said the six terrorists were eliminated in the firefight that ensued.
Mr Baba spoke while inaugurating the ultra-modern police station and barracks in Ado-Awaye, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Friday evening.
“As of Monday, December 15, we have 74,824 inmates in the correctional centres. Also in the correctional centres are 50,955 male and 1,223 female awaiting-trial persons.”
Police seized 1,500 AK-47 live ammunition from the suspects and that the police were intensifying efforts to capture the fabricator.
