Amuludun 99.1 FM in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been attacked by men suspected to be members of the Yoruba Nation agitators.
The radio station was attacked in the early hours of Sunday, NIGERIACRIME gathered.
Some of the staff members disclosed that the agitators were harmed with charms.
A staff who spoke anonymously said, “That is what we witnessed this morning. They hijacked the station around 6 am. But they had been at the station before that time.
“They came with various forms of charms. They woke our staff, who were sleeping. Some of our staff have fled. We are yet to see some of our staff. But the security [personnel] are on ground now.”
Confirming the development, the General Manager of the station, Mr. Stephen Agbaje, said some of the suspects have been arrested by security operatives.
“Some group of agitators came around in the night, and took over the station, but the situation has been brought under control by the security agents. They were able to recover the station, and some arrests have been made,” he said.
Amuludun FM is a community station owned by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
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Meanwhile, thugs suspected to be phone snatches have attacked residents in Kabara and Gwangwazo areas of Kano Municipal Local Government Area and killed about six persons.
The incident led to tension among residents in the early hours of Friday, a source said.
The source explained that the thugs invaded the two communities, stabbing people.
He further explained that some of the people killed were returning from morning prayers and were attacked.
The source said, “I saw our neighbour running and shouting for help while they were following him. They got him near where I was staying, they stabbed him to death.”
SP Abdullahi Haruna, the spokesman of the state police command assured that the police were investigating the incident.