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Police arrest 30 over Sagamu riot

Ogun Police Command said it has arrested over 30 persons over Monday’s riot in Sagamu, which left at least four bank branches attacked in Sabo area of Sagamu by protesters.

The Sagamu Local Government Secretariat was also not spared as the protesters attacked its facilities. overturned table and scattered them in the open.

Ogun Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi said normalcy has been restored to the troubled town through intervention coordinated by Commissioner of Police, Frank Mbah.

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“Normalcy has been restored in greater parts of Sagamu now. CP Frank Mba is personally leading police teams and some military men to tackle the situation

“Normalcy has been restored in Sagamu, not less than 30 suspects have been arrested so far and they have been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments on the order of the Commissioner of Police CP Frank Mba.

“Meanwhile, combined team of Policemen and military men are on ground to monitor the situation,” Oyeyemi said.

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