The escalating communal crisis between Ifon and Ilobu communities in Osun State claimed another life on Thursday, as a student of Westland Polytechnic, Ilobu, was reportedly shot dead.
According to the National President of the Ilobu-Asake Development Union, Mr Olufemi Salako, the incident occurred around 11 am when armed assailants allegedly from Ifon-Osun stormed the Ganga and Oke-Ima areas of Ilobu, shooting indiscriminately.
Salako said the killing occurred before the announcement of the curfew by the governor, Ademola Adeleke.
The statement partly read, “The people of Ilobu hereby use this medium to report to the Osun State Government, Security Agencies and the world at large that hoodlums and invaders from Ifon-Osun have on today, Thursday, 16th January afternoon, killed a student of the Department of Computer Science, Westland Polytechnic Ilobu.
“The attackers this…
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