A 29-year-old, Badmus Rasheed, was Thursday killed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital when hoodlums attacked Mapo Police Station, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi has said.
Fadeyi said, earlier on Tuesday, a 60-year-old Modupe Daramola, a member of Celestial Church in Akobi area was hit with pellets from a locally -made gun fired by one of the hoodlums during the clash and gave up the ghost, while some other ones sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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The police spokesman, while speaking on the incidents, said:“armed thugs from Shogoye/Akobi Areas have been unleashing mayhem, causing grievous hurt and death of innocent citizens in the two areas.”
He said “Sequel to the arrest of the two notorious miscreants who were handcuffed, one A.K.A Packaging led some thugs numbering about 30 to attack and mob the police team while forcefully took the two miscreants from them.
“In a bid for the police personnel to escape from being lynched, a shot was fired to the air while the police personnel managed to escape.”
On Thursday, Fadeyi said one Akeem, in the company of some angry miscreants, invaded the Police Station to report that his younger brother was shot and the miscreants attempted to attack Mapo Police Station, while some cars at the junction leading to the street of the station were damaged.”
Fadeyi urged parents to warn their children and wards against public disturbance.
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