Akinwale Aboluwade
The three members of the Oodua People’s Congress who were detained by the police over the arrest of Fulani warlord, Wakili Isikilu, have been released on bail.
Wakili had allegedly been terrorising the people of Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
The OPC members were detained, while Wakili was taken to the hospital before being returned to detention due to what the police described as his “frail appearance and state of health.”
The trio, who were arrested on Sunday, were released from the police custody at Iyaganku Police Station, on Tuesday, around 5.40pm.
Their release was sequel to the intervention of the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams.
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Shasha market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital is currently under tension over the arrest of seven traders who were said to be connected with the recent violent clash in the area.
The names of the seven Shasha market traders who were arrested are Tajudeen Oladunni, 50; Saburi Lawal, 37; Ojo Joshua, 25; Adekunle Olanrewaju, 38; Olagunju James, 24; Razak Yahya, 32 and Olaide Olawuyi, 20.
The traders were arrested following the crisis that left some casualties in its trail in the community.
Several shops were vandalized and burnt in the clash that erupted in Shasha market in reaction to the death of a cobbler, Mr. Shakirideen Adeola, who was said to have been injured while trying to mediate between a female Yoruba trader and a Fulani man.
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