The relationship between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the members of the Park Management System, PMS under the leadership of Mukaila Lamidi popularly called Auxiliary appears to be over following the arrest of 78 of the PMS during a raid on Tuesday.

During the raid at Diamond Hotel, Alakia, one of the suspected members of the group was killed while several arms and ammunition, were recovered from the facility belonging to Auxiliary.

Recovered during the raid, according to the police, include, one AK47 riffle, four AK47 magazines, 84 live AK47 ammunition, 19 pump action riffles, one barreta pistol, seven cut-to-size gun, one English made barrel gun, 724 live cartridges, 25 cutlasses, seven jack knives, 33 mobile phones.

- Some of the recovered items

Others include one Mazda bus, one Toyota Sienna and cash worth over Three Million Naira were recovered from the scene.

They were arrested on an alleged plan by the boys, who have become untouchable during the first term of Governor Makinde, to cause another bloody clash in the state.

Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, said they were arrested for unlawful possession of fire arms.

The CP who addressed Journalists at the state Command Headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan, said the Command acted on intelligent driven surveillance to foil an attempt bloodletting.

The attempt, according to him, was aimed at creating widespread carnage and civil disturbance in the State by the boys following the dissolution of the Park Management System of the State.

The CP said, "Sequel to the above, on Tuesday, in a strategic intelligence coordinated raid around his location at Diamond Hotel, Alakia-Isebo, under Egbeda LGA, (78) Seventy-Eight suspected hoodlums who had perfected plans to unleash mayhem at the early hours of today at Major parts of the Metropolis were arrested in possession of sophisticated firearms.

"724 cartridges, assorted charms, Thirty-three Mobile Phones, and a cash sum of about (N3,450,000) Three Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira Only.

Adebowale said, "In addition, during the raid sophisticated firearms were recovered inside the hotel rooms and in the trunk compartment of parked vehicles within the hotel.

"Worthy of note is that, though the PMS Chieftain was able to escape with some of his boys during the gun duel with the Police, however a member of the group was neutralized in a gun duel with the Police.

"Recall that the same group was alleged to be responsible for the attack on (14) Fourteen members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) along Agodi axis under Ibadan North-East LGA enroute the venue of yesterday's Inaugural celebrations.

"Furthermore, in line with Standard Operational Procedure, all recovered items were properly documented, packaged and recorded for onward forensics analysis and for evidence purposes in accordance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and all other relevant laws.

"Consequent on the above, the Oyo State Police Command enjoins residents to cooperate with the Police with the provision of useful information to help apprehend the sacked PMS Chieftain.

"Moving forward, residents shall witness high octane patrols, coordinated stop and Search along designate points across the nook and cranny of the State.”