Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo inaugurated the board of the State Security Network and Amotekun corps amid worsening insecurity in the state.
Army says its troops operating along Mokwa-Jebba road intercepted a fleeing bandit in a vehicle travelling from Zuru to Ibadan during a stop-and-search operation.
Gang clashes leave many dead in Ibadan as security forces struggle to get hold of the matter.
The union appealed to the media and the general public to stop attributing alleged excesses of the PMS to the NURTW.
The clash started on Wednesday when a group of youths from Inalende were said to have killed two people in Oopo.
The police say it is “little violence” as Ibadan boiled on Thursday with two persons killed.
There was mayhem in Ibadan as phone sellers, and NURTW thugs clashed, with Governor Seyi Makinde sneaking out when angry youths stormed his office.
Arewa community leaders and representatives of the beggars visited the new site on Tuesday morning.
Yoruba socio-cultural group, Majeobaje, has accused South-West governors of politicising Amotekun and maintains that the security outfit across the region is disunited.
“A pair of bloodstained slippers, supposedly belonging to the victim, was placed beside the body.”
