8 Killed In Ifon/Ilobu Communal Clash

About eight people were reportedly killed in the ongoing communal clash between Ilobu and Ifon communities in Osun State on Thursday.

OSUN DEFENDER gathered that those killed were said to have been hit by stray bullets fired by the security operatives deployed to the affected communities, following the resumption of hostilities.

Speaking with newsmen on behalf of Ilobu, the Otun-Jagun of Ilobu community, Chief Leke Ogunsola, disclosed that four lives, including a baby, had been lost to the crisis on the side of the town.

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He also lamented the refusal of the security agents deployed to go into the areas in the two communities.

According him, “The government intervention is not enough because of security agencies that were drafted to the area stationed themselves at Ojutu bridge. They didn’t enter the town where the clashes happened. So far, from Ilobu community, we have recorded four fatalities including a baby.”

Pictures of four different corpses from Ifon
allegedly hit by stray bullets of security agents also surfaced online.

The Secretary, Ifon-Orolu Progressive Union, Board of Trustees, Prince Jide Akinyooye, who talked to journalists on behalf of the Ifon community, said several houses were razed during the attack on the town.

He said, “We are in danger. We have tried to avoid reprisal but the refusal of the police to act may lead to another thing. Several houses were burnt.”

• Kazeem Badmus