Following the death of four people in a clash between Fulani and the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Ajase Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area, a Fulani resident of the community, Abdulahi Idris has called on the state government and the law enforcement agencies in the state to bring perpetrators of the crisis to justice.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in Kwara State, Ajayi Okasanmi, some members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in a convoy of about twenty vehicles, believed to have been coming from Osogbo, Osun State, were passing through the Kara market where a cow being led across the road by its handler broke the side mirror of one of the OPC vehicles, resulting in an argument that eventually escalated into an exchange of gunfire by both the OPC members and the cow dealers in the market.
The Police spokesperson, while confirming the normalcy have returned in the area, disclosed that four persons were killed in the crises and their bodies have been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital mortuary.
Abdulahi who is the son of the Sarkin Fulani in the community urged the Kwara State Police Command to identify those behind the killing for prosecution in a court of law, adding that the victims of the clash are Fulani people.
Reacting to the claim, the Police spokesperson who spoke with our correspondent, Olarotimi Oshin said investigation is ongoing on the incident.
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