No fewer than 200 shops were either burnt or vandalised with about 10 houses, a commercial tricycle, two articulated vehicles and several cars were destroyed on Sunday when suspected political thugs unleashed mayhem in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses said at least three persons were killed in the attack while an attempt was made to burn a petrol station at Popo Yemoja junction.
The affected areas are Born Photo, Isale Osi, Idi Arere and Popoyemoja.
Our correspondent, who visited the areas shortly after the attack, gathered that the hoodlums arrived at the area around 9am and began to shoot sporadically, burning houses, looting shops and destroying vehicles.
The area remained desolate as the residents had fled the area.
The mayhem continued for about two hours before policemen arrived at the scene to restore order, but not after the attackers had achieved their objectives.
Residents, who spoke to our correspondent, linked the violence to the attack that happened on Friday, where a policeman was short dead and another seriously injured.
The scene of Friday’s attack was about four kilometres to Born Photo, where Sunday’s attack began.
Mr. Okunola Asimiyu, whose house on SW9/263 was burnt and destroyed by the thugs, said he was shocked and wondered why his house was a target.
Police Public Relation Officer, Oyo State Police Command, Olabisi Ilobanefor, said the police had yet to make arrest and that the state Commissioner for Police, Kola Sodipo, would address the media over the spate of attacks in the state on Monday.
via nigerianeye
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