No fewer than 200 shops were either burnt or vandalised with
about 10 houses, a commercial tricycle, two articulated vehicles and several
cars were destroyed on Sunday when suspected political thugs unleashed mayhem
in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses said at least three persons were killed in the
attack while an attempt was made to burn a petrol station at Popo Yemoja
junction.The affected areas are Born Photo, Isale Osi, Idi Arere and
Popoyemoja.It was gathered that the hoodlums arrived at the area around
9am and began to shoot sporadically, burning houses, looting shops and
destroying vehicles.The area remained desolate as the residents had fled the
area.
The mayhem continued for about two hours before policemen
arrived at the scene to restore order, but not after the attackers had achieved
their objectives.Residents,who spoke to punch correspondent, linked the
violence to the attack that happened on Friday,where a policeman was short
dead and another seriously injured.The scene of Friday’s attack was about four kilometres to
Born Photo, where Sunday’s attack began.Mr Okunola Asimiyu, whose house on SW9/263 was burnt and
destroyed by the thugs, said he was shocked and wondered why his house was a
target.
Police Public Relation Officer, Oyo State Police Command,
Olabisi Ilobanefor, said the police had yet to make arrest and that the state
Commissioner for Police, Kola Sodipo, would address the media over the spate of
attacks in the state on Monday.
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