Oyo PMS: Police declare ex-disciplinary chair, auxiliary wanted over ‘murder,’ others

The Oyo state Police Command on Friday declared wanted the embattled disciplinary chairman of the dissolved Park Management System (PMS) in the state, Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxiliary.

According to a statement by the Police Command signed by the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Adewale Osifeso, Mukaila Lamidi “is wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, Oyo state Command in connection with cases of: Attempted murder, causing grievous harm, arms dealing, murder, armed robbery within Oyo state and kidnapping at Oke-ogun and Ibarapa axis of the state.”

The statement read in part, “Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Oyo state Police Command.

“The general public, particularly the good citizens of Oyo state, is hereby notified that Lamidi  Mukaila aka Auxiliary ‘m,’ is wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, Oyo state Command, in connection with cases of: Attempted murder; causing grievous harm; arms dealing; murder; armed robbery within Oyo state and kidnapping at Oke-ogun and Ibarapa axis of the state.

“Lamidi Mukaila is an indigene of Oyo state. He was born on January 9, 1962 (61yrs) and dark in complexion. He is about 1.55m (5ft1); married and speaks Yoruba & English Language moderately. His last known address is Diamond Hotel, Alakia-Isebo, Egbeda LGA.

Blueprint recalls that men of the Oyo state Police Command on Tuesday arrested 78 members of the dissolved Park Management System (PMS) with sophisticated firearms, 724 cartridges, and other items during a raid on the ex-PMS chairman’s hotel in Ibadan.

According to the state Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Williams,  the PMS members were arrested while they were about to “create widespread carnage and civil disturbance in the state following  the immediate dissolution of the PMS Disciplinary Committee  by Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday.”

CP Williams listed other items recovered from the arrested suspects as assorted charms, 33 mobile phones, and a cash sum of about N3,450,000 million only.