Nigeria, April 14 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested nine Yoruba Nation agitators who attacked the Oyo State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital, on Saturday, an official said.

The army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, a major-general, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspects were arrested clad in foreign military camouflage with berets and armed with dangerous weapons.

Apart from arresting nine suspects, Mr Nwachukwu said, the troops also recovered "one Semi Automatic Pump Action rifle and ammunition" from them.

He said troops responded swiftly upon receiving the news of the attack on the state government secretariat by the group which he said had invaded the location in buses and bikes.

According to him, ...