In Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, a combined team of operatives from Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun and Operation Burst shot and killed a renowned hoodlum simply identified as Musiliudeen Gbolagade, also known as MC, on Monday.
ANAEDOONLINE Metro learned that the middle-aged ‘MC’ and his associates had been implicated in numerous robberies and gunfights in the Isalu neighborhood, and many locals believed he was involved in kidnapping and other noteworthy incidents there.
The investigation also revealed that he was feared by rural residents, where he reigned as a major thug and coerced shop owners, landlords, and company owners into paying him rent.
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An informed community source told our correspondent that he allegedly shot one of the security men during the raid of his hideout, before being shot to death, while his corpse had been deposited at the Oketapemo Police station for onward movement to Ibadan, the state capital.
When contacted on the phone, the state Commandant of Amotekun, Olayinka Olayanju confirmed it, saying, “Yes, it was true. We have neutralised him. It was a combined team of Amotekun and the Police, Operation Burst.
“He had committed so many atrocities, crimes in the area. Even this Monday morning, he engaged security personnel in a gun duel and they gunned him down,” he confirmed.
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