by FEMI OYEWESO
Tension has now enveloped three communities of Onihale, Ilepa and Aiyede in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State as rampaging youths sacked residents of the area.
The youths who are alleged to be from the communities, were said to be protesting the death of a landlord allegedly killed by night guards while pursuing armed robbers at the early hour of Wednesday.
Community Mirror gathered that a gang of armed robbers had invaded the Aiyede/Bosun community in Ifo in the early hours of Tuesday but were repelled by guards on patrol.
In an attempt to pursue the robbers, the guards were said to have mobilised landlords and other residents in the area.
One of the landlords, identified as 26 year old Ahmed Folorunsho, was allegedly shot by one of the guards after the robbers had fled.
It was further gathered that Folorunsho’s death sparked violent reaction from his kinsmen and youths of Onihale community who then attacked the residents and landlords in Ayede/Bosun, Ilepa and Onihale.
The development also forced residents of the affected communities to desert their homes for fear of reprisals. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident, stressing that normalcy has been restored in the area.
Adejobi further explained that the Ifo Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Isaac Obawusi led a team of police personnel to the area where the guard allegedly fired the shot that killed Folorunsho.
The police spokesperson who emphasised that the incident was a murder case however, stressed that the Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter,even as the case has been transferred to the homicide section at Eleweran.
Tension has now enveloped three communities of Onihale, Ilepa and Aiyede in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State as rampaging youths sacked residents of the area.
The youths who are alleged to be from the communities, were said to be protesting the death of a landlord allegedly killed by night guards while pursuing armed robbers at the early hour of Wednesday.
Community Mirror gathered that a gang of armed robbers had invaded the Aiyede/Bosun community in Ifo in the early hours of Tuesday but were repelled by guards on patrol.
In an attempt to pursue the robbers, the guards were said to have mobilised landlords and other residents in the area.
One of the landlords, identified as 26 year old Ahmed Folorunsho, was allegedly shot by one of the guards after the robbers had fled.
It was further gathered that Folorunsho’s death sparked violent reaction from his kinsmen and youths of Onihale community who then attacked the residents and landlords in Ayede/Bosun, Ilepa and Onihale.
The development also forced residents of the affected communities to desert their homes for fear of reprisals. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident, stressing that normalcy has been restored in the area.
Adejobi further explained that the Ifo Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Isaac Obawusi led a team of police personnel to the area where the guard allegedly fired the shot that killed Folorunsho.
The police spokesperson who emphasised that the incident was a murder case however, stressed that the Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter,even as the case has been transferred to the homicide section at Eleweran.
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