Another leader of One Million Boys nabbed in Ibadan

The Director - General of the Oyo State Joint Security Task Force , otherwise called

Operation Burst , Col . Oladipo Ajibola ( retd. ) , on Sunday disclosed that another leader of the notorious One Million Boys in Ibadan has been arrested and is already facing trial .

The suspect, simply identified as Eji , is said to be the second in command to the late Abiola Ebila, the leader of the deadly group that is known for causing violence in the city .

Ebila, who was reported to have been involved in kidnapping for ransom , was recently killed by the men of Operation Burst in his hideout .

Prior to his arrest, Eji was said to have assumed the leadership position of the group .

After his arrest , it was learnt that the other members of the gang have run out of the state for fear of being similarly nabbed .

Ajibola said , “ Operation Burst has been able to reduce criminality in Oyo State ; people now go about their business without fear . We have effected arrests in relation to cultism , Internet fraud and other crimes , and handed the suspects over to security agencies . The most high profiled among the criminal cases was that of Abiola Ebila. ”