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By Vera Wisdom-Bassey
Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects for breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic, and serious assault on police officers following a disturbance caused by the group in parts of Sango-Ota, Ogun State.
On Christmas Day, December 25, 2025 at Temidire Junction and Under-Bridge, Sango-Ota, a group agitating under the aegis of “Democratic Republic of the Yoruba” unlawfully barricaded roads, set bonfires, disrupted the free flow of traffic, and attacked police officers deployed to maintain law and order.
The suspects are: Adewale Sosanya, ‘m’, aged 48; Opeyemi Oladotun, ‘m’, aged 31; Zara Gabriel, ‘f’, aged 22; Ajoke Gabriel, ‘f’, aged 19; Adewale Adebomojo, ‘f’, aged 48; Yusuf Tanimowo, ‘m’, aged 40; Olurotimi Ademola, ‘m’, aged 52 and Toyin Gabriel, ‘f’, aged 40.
The police said they recovered some items from the suspects, including Toyota Dyna vehicle used to convey the suspects, two broadcast speakers, a carton containing flags, shirts bearing inscriptions of their agitation, and banners displaying their messages and manifesto.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the development in a statement.
Babaseyi said that upon receiving the information, the police immediately mobilised, moved to the scene and dispersed the group.
According to him, the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
The CP warned that the command would not tolerate any act capable of breaching public peace, emphasising that any assault on police officers would be met with decisive action.
He, therefore, urged members of the public to remain law-abiding and report suspicious activities promptly through the Ogun State Police Command emergency lines.
