Pandemonium again broke out in Ibadan
at the Opoyiosa area, as members of the
Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, allegedly
clashed with a rival gang (name of the
rival group yet to be ascertained) which
resulted in the death of two persons.
According to an eyewitness account, the
clash started on Thursday night when
youths from Inalende area of Ibadan,
allegedly killed two people in Oopo with
the support of the youths from Abebi.
The corpses of the two dead persons
were found along Mokola hill, in Ibadan.
Many unconfirmed reports have it that
no fewer than eleven persons were
killed, but the Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, said the
police could not actually ascertain the
number of casualties recorded as of the
time of filing this report, adding that:
“The story is true. Investigations are
ongoing to establish the number of
casualties and circumstances that led to
the incident.
“Additional operatives have been
deployed to the scene to maintain law
and order. You would be updated in due
course, please.”
More details later…