Three feared killed in PDP, APC supporters’ clash in Osun

Three persons including two of the same parents were reportedly killed in Ile Ife, Osun State, during

a fight between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress.

Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that one person was killed in the fight which erupted in the town on Saturday night after the collation of election results.

The fight, which reportedly raged through the night, was said to have continued on Sunday with gun shots reported in some areas in the town before the arrival of security personnel.

A resident, Adewale Idowu, told our correspondent that hoodlums, said to be loyal to the two parties, clashed in the Gbodo, Ayetoro and Ita Akogun areas of the ancient town.

Idowu said that some persons were injured during the fight which also left some houses and vehicles vandalised.

“I saw a corpse on the road after the fight had subsided. Everybody ran inside to avoid being caught in the crossfire. I hope the number of casualties is not more than that,” he said.

Another resident, who pleaded not to be named, said that two persons were killed in Gbodo. He said that the two victims were siblings but he could not give their identities.

An 80 year old member of the PDP, Pa Taiwo Ogundele, was killed in Gbodo area during the continuous voter registration, which held in the state in 2014.

The octogenarian was said to have been dragged out of his house at around 10:30pm and his killers dumped his body on a tomb at the back of his house.

The Commissioner of Police in charge of election in Osun State, Mr. Valentine Ntomchukwu, could not be reached on his telephone as calls put across to him indicated that he had either switched off the phone or out of coverage area.

However, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Mr. Babawale Afolabi, when contacted, confirmed that one person was killed on Saturday night.

He added that security operatives had been deployed in the area and normalcy had since been restored.