Views: Visits 12 Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Youths in Iwo, Osun State on Tuesday carried the corpse of a young man, Abass Adewale allegedly shot by a policeman attached to the Olu of Ileogbo during a communal clash over disputed land. Vanguard had reported that a police corporal, Akinsanya Akingbade, was killed by the Ileogbo palace guard, Waheed Adeleye over a disputed land along Iwo/Ileogbo road. The youths in their numbers stormed Adeeke Divisional Headquarters in a truck with the deceased’s body attempting to dump it. They drove the truck into the police station where they were addressed by a senior officer on duty, who pleaded that they should go and bury the body.
Iwo youths storm police station with corpse of murdered colleague, demand justice
On
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
Youths in Iwo, Osun State on Tuesday carried the corpse of a young man, Abass Adewale allegedly shot by a policeman attached to the Olu of Ileogbo during a communal clash over disputed land.
Vanguard had reported that a police corporal, Akinsanya Akingbade, was killed by the Ileogbo palace guard, Waheed Adeleye over a disputed land along Iwo/Ileogbo road. The youths in their numbers stormed Adeeke Divisional Headquarters in a truck with the deceased’s body attempting to dump it.
They drove the truck into the police station where they were addressed by a senior officer on duty, who pleaded that they should go and bury the body.
Punch Newspapers
Sections
Bola Bamigbola
Published 8 May 2021
A policeman, Corporal Akinsanya Akingbade, was on Friday shot dead, as residents of Ile Ogbo and Iwo, in Osun State, clashed over boundary.
According to an eyewitness, the clashes occurred around Oke Saaji area along Iwo/Ile Ogbo Road, when some youths mounted a roadblock on the road.
The death of late Akingbade, attached to Olu of Ile Ogbo, Oba Abeeb Agbaje, reportedly occurred when he was reportedly shot by a local guard also working with the monarch.
Some people were also said to have sustained injuries during the clash which lasted some hours before police operatives deployed to the area could restore normalcy.
Policeman killed as Iwo, Ile-Ogbo clash over land
On
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
A police corporal, attached to the Olu of Ile-Ogbo, Akinsanya Akingbade was reported killed following a communal clash between Iwo and Ile -Oogbo over disputed land.
It was gathered that the policeman was killed by a palace guard, Waheed Adeleye with a locally made gun at the Oba Habeeb Agbaje’s palace on Friday afternoon.
It was gathered that the two communities were at loggerhead over land located at Oke-Saji along Iwo-Ile-Oogbo road on Friday.
Sources revealed that while Ile-Ogbo resident was attempting to repelled thugs from Iwo, who were said to be attempting to invade the town, the guard mistakenly shot the policeman on the chest.