A joint security forces comprising military personnel and Police Force have arrested over 500 armed thugs at Ita Awure/Efon Junction at about 3am on wednesday.
It was gathered that the thugs were allegedly going to Ekiti from Ibadan, the Oyo state capital to participate in People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election.
They were in many vehicles before they were intercepted at Ita Awure/Efon Junction by Soldiers and Police personnel, and were believed to be members of Oyo state Park Management System (PMS).
It was alleged that the arrested armed thugs were said to be heading to Ekiti to disrupt the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Primary Election, in other to prevent the emergence of a certain candidate for the 2022 governorship election.
During the stop and search by the joint security forces, the alleged PMS members were caught with dangerous weapons like guns, machetes, charms and many other armful objects.
It was gathered that one of the armed thugs was shot dead by the security forces.
