* Engage security operatives in gun duel
* Attempt to hoist separatist flag at Govt House
Some armed intruders, on Saturday morning, laid siege on the Oyo State Government Secretariat, while attempting to forcibly enter the Governor’s Office and the State House of Assembly complex.
The motive of the invaders was not clear, as the secretariat is on break and deserted.
Reports said the invaders, dressed in military camouflage, covered their faces with masks and scarf.
Reports further said it took the combined effort of policemen on duty at the Governor’s Office, operatives of the South-West Security Network aka Amotekun, and other security reinforcements to stop the intruders.
They were said to have arrived at the secretariat in buses, hoisting a flag suspected to belong to Yoruba Nation agitators.
People around the secretariat environment heard gunshots as security agents engaged the suspected hoodlums.
A heavy deployment of security operatives including soldiers has taken over the area, barricading all entry and exit points to the secretariat.
Traffic has been diverted from the scene.
Some arrests have reportedly been made in connection with the invasion, but the police are yet to confirm the number of persons nabbed.
The arrests, sources said, were made after a gun duel between the invaders and security agents.
