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Two feared killed in Osun motor park crisis

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two people are feared dead following a violent clash at a motor park in Ikire, Osun State, Nigeria.
  • The incident reportedly occurred when drivers affiliated with the Accord Party attempted to seize control of the park from those loyal to the All Progressives Congress.
  • A new police vehicle was damaged during the melee, and efforts to reach the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer were unsuccessful.

Violence erupted in Ikire, Osun State, on Monday, with two individuals feared dead after an alleged attempt to take over a motor park. The clash occurred at the Naira and Kobo Junction, a motor park reportedly controlled by drivers loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

A political thug named said to be working for APC and his team were at the motorpark in Ikire around Naira and Kobo area in Ikire when some political thugs from Accord stormed the area around 10:30am to take over the place.

— EyewitnessDescribing the initial moments of the clash at the motor park.

Sources speaking anonymously to PUNCH Online reported that drivers associated with the Accord Party arrived at the park around 10:30 am and attempted to seize control. Eyewitnesses described a "melee" during which a new Toyota Hilux vehicle donated to the Ikire Divisional Police Station was damaged, its windscreen and tires smashed.

During the melee, a new Toyota Hilux donated to Ikire Divisional Police Station was damaged. The windscreen was smashed and the tyres damaged.

— EyewitnessDetailing the damage to police property during the incident.

One account suggests an Accord Party member was shot during the confrontation. Following the incident, Accord Party members reportedly went to the palace of the Akire of Ikire to complain about the Divisional Police Officer's alleged involvement. During a meeting at the palace, police stated that Accord Party members had abducted the Secretary of the Palm Oil Seller Association. The police claim an exchange of fire occurred while pursuing the alleged kidnappers, resulting in a stray bullet hitting one person.

The Accord Party members were trying to take over the park from those of the APC extraction, and during the mayhem, an Accord member was shot.

— Resident of IkireExplaining the sequence of events and casualties.

Efforts to obtain a comment from the Osun State Police Command's Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, were unsuccessful. Calls to his mobile phone went unanswered, and responses to text messages were still pending at the time of reporting.

During the meeting at the palace, police claimed that the Accord members abducted the Secretary of Palm Oil Seller Association in Ikire and it was while chasing the kidnappers that an exchange of fire occurred and in the process, a stray bullet hit one person.

— Resident of IkireRecounting the police's explanation of the incident during a palace meeting.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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