Five charged for injuring policemen with cutlasses, bottles in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has charged five suspects before the Ota Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting policemen with cutlasses, stones and bottles and obstructing officers on lawful duty.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Babaseyi said the incident occurred on October 2, around The Bells area, Iyana-Iyesi, Ota, when a police patrol team intercepted a suspect found in possession of a large quantity of substances suspected to be Indian hemp.
While conveying the handcuffed suspect to the station, the officers were allegedly ambushed by a group of persons who attacked them with cutlasse...