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Two persons have been reportedly killed by some hoodlums during a violent attack at Arulogun area of Ede in Osun State. DAILY POST gathered that hoodlums,
Five of the hoodlums were arrested while others escaped into the bush with bullet wounds.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 14, 2021
Two persons have been killed by some hoodlums during the chaos at Arulogun area of Ede town in Osun State while properties were also destroyed.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Friday, saying five of the hoodlums were arrested while others escaped into the bush with bullet wounds.
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At the time of filing this report, the real cause of the crisis could not be ascertained as residents of the town were scampering for safety.
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Two people, Rilwan Kareem and one Taofeek, were killed in Ede, Osun State following a clash between members of the Oodua Peoples Congress and some hoodlums.
Though the cause of the clash wasn’t know as of the time of filing this report, the state Coordinator of the OPC, Deji Aladesawe, told City Round that the home of a member of the group, Wakilu Olayiwola, in Arulogun Area, Ede, was attacked by the hoodlums in the early hours of Thursday.
Aladesawe further said that during the attack, Olayiwola’s house and a car parked on the premises were riddled with bullets.
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Two killed as OPC, hoodlums, vigilante clash in Osun
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By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo
Two persons were reportedly killed during a clash involving members of the Oodua People’s Congress, hoodlums, and vigilante members in Ede, Osun state.
It was gathered that some hoodlums invaded the house of an OPC member in Ede, set his vehicle, a Toyota Corolla on fire after raining bullet on his building.
Their attempt to set the building on fire was foiled because of the arrival of police patrol vehicle.
Findings showed that the hoodlums had initially killed one OPC member before a member of the vigilante group, who was allegedly said to have supported the hoodlums was killed in a retaliatory attack.