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Thursday, November 24, 2022
The Nigeria Police Power, Osun Command, says two of its officers had been shot on Wednesday by suspected hoodlums protesting over the appointment of recent Akirun of Ikirun by the state authorities.
“The hoodlums shot two cops and injured two fireplace service personnel,” stated the state police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Wednesday in Osogbo.
Ms Opalola stated the police didn’t fireplace a shot at any civilian, however relatively the suspected hoodlums shot two cops.
Ms Opalola stated other than the cops that had been shot, the hoodlums additionally attacked two firefighters.
She stated the state Commissioner of Police, Feleye Olaleye, was miffed in regards to the incident regardless of a number of earlier peace conferences.
“It could be recalled that yesterday (Tuesday), the Commissioner of Police held one other spherical of peace conferences with the contending events on the necessity to enable peace to reign in Ikirun and the state typically.
“All of the events consented to take care of peace, however the Commissioner of Police is shocked to be taught in regards to the assault on safety personnel, fireplace brigade personnel and the burning of the Akirun of Ikirun Palace by armed hoodlums,” she stated.
She defined that whereas some policemen had been at Akinrun’s palace to guard these renovating it, some armed hoodlums shot on the cops deployed to the palace.
Ms Opalola stated the gunshots injured one Inspector Obajobi Adedokun and Inspector Raji Abiodun, including that the officers had been rushed to the hospital for therapy.
She added that the hoodlums additionally set the Akinrun’s Palace ablaze and attacked the firefighters’ truck to place out the fireplace, thereby injuring two fireplace brigade personnel.
“The commissioner, subsequently, charged dad and mom and guardians to warn their wards to cease this uncivilised act of violence and toe the trail of peace.
“He sternly warned that anybody discovered culpable on this unwarranted violence/assault will face the complete wrath of the regulation,” Ms Opalola stated.
At the very least one particular person was reportedly shot useless, whereas a part of the palace of the Akirun of Ikirun within the Ifelodun Native Authorities space of Osun, locked over the kingship tussle, was burnt when some individuals had been attempting to realize entrance to the palace.
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