Two Suspected Gangsters Shot Dead In Offa

Two persons were shot dead on Sunday in a bloody clash between some suspected gangsters from Isale Offa and Ojale areas, both in Offa town, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.

It was gathered that the bloody clash occurred at about 1130hours in the ancient town.

Before the arrival of policemen dispatched to the scene, two of the clashing gangsters named Samad Adeyemi ‘m’ aged 21yrs of Isale Offa and one Abdulahi Mohammed ‘m’ aged 20yrs of Ojale had been shot dead.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Okasanmi Ajayi in a statement in Ilorin on Sunday, “Investigation into the matter is however in progress.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Tuesday Assayomo, has stationed men from the command’s tactical units, conventional police teams and operatives from the intelligence department to monitor the situation and ensure no further breakdown of law and order is allowed.

He further advised members of the public to make information about negative activities within their environment available to the police through the following phone numbers: 08125275046 and 07032069501.