Communal Clash: DPO, Three Other Police Officers Killed

By - LagosCityReporters 6 October 2023 Comments (0) 2 Mins Read

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A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and three other policemen were killed during the communal clash between Ilobu, headquarters of Irepodun council and Ifon, headquarters of Orolu local government areas of Osun State.

The development was confirmed by the Osun State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, who said four policemen were shot and a patrol van was burnt.

It was gathered that the policemen were ambushed by some hoodlums during the clash

Giving more details, the Osun police PRO told The Nation “They burnt a new patrol van of police yesterday. The alleged us of taking side, it is unfortunate that the monitoring section van that was donated to us was burnt. Our four men are in hospital now, they were shot.

“The Divisional police officer of Ilobu was among those who were shot, he was shot on his hand, but thanks to God, they are all responding to treatment. They ambushed policemen when our men attempted to broker peace in the area.”

Recall that the Osun state government raised an alarm that a clash may occur on Wednesday night after youths were sighted brandishing weapons.

It was also learned that earlier, corps members had been evacuated from the communities by security operatives and residents were sighted fleeing.