Four passengers have sustained various degrees of injuries as unknown gunmen attacked motorists along old Ila-Orangun/Ijabe Road in Osun State, AMILOADED reports.
It was gathered that the vehicle conveying four passengers going to Ijabe community in Odo-Otin Local Government of Osun State from Ila-Orangun were waylaid by unknown gunmen who shot severally at the vehicle.
A security source disclosed that a passerby informed men of Osun Amotekun Corps of the attack which prompted them to swung into action.
He said, ”They attacked the four passengers in the early hours of Sunday but the men of Amotekun arrived the scene after they got information about the attack. They engaged the gunmen and one of them was arrested but the four passengers sustained injuries.”
The Field Commandant of Osun Amotekun, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, confirmed the incident on Monday.
“One of the gunmen was arrested by our men while the four passengers that were attacked are currently receiving treatment,” Shittu said.
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