3 feared dead as thugs go on rampage in Ilorin

Date: 2015-04-25

At least three people are feared dead in an outburst of violence in Ilorin, as suspected hoodlums attacked residents of Agbarere and Ita-Ore.

In the ensuing melee, many residential buildings were torched and several vehicles destroyed.

The thugs were said to be avenging the raid of their hideout by the operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in search of suspected india hemp smokers.

The anti-narcotics agents reportedly raided the den of the suspects around Idi-Ape area on Friday where some arrests were made.

The fracas spread to other adjoining areas like Oke-Kura, Oja-Oba and Popo-Igbonna, and disrupted economic activities for several hours.

It was also observed that bonfires were made along Popo-Igbonna street with the gun-wielding thugs shooting sporadically into the air.

Our correspondent observed two police patrol vehicles conveying three people believed to have died in the melee.

But the police spokesman, Mr. Okasanmi Ajayi confirmed two casualties in the unrest, saying men of the command are on top of the situation. He added that perpetrators of the fracas would be brought to justice no matter how highly placed.

Speaking with newsmen, he said, "There was confrontation between miscreants and security operatives. It was as a result of problem between the NDLEA and drug users in that area. That was what caused the crisis and the police came and rescued the NDLEA officer and we are trying to control the miscreants there. Some houses have been attacked. We have arrested some people. I can confirm that two people died.

They were attacking anything they see. They did not identify any special place to attack. They were just attacking."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Amos Sayo     Air Peace     Tafida Of Ilorin     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Funke Adedoyin     AGF Abdulrazaq     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Abdulazeez Arowona     Omotosho     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Ubandoma     IESA     Oba Abu     Ado Ibrahim     Afetu Of Alabe     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     NSCIA     Abdullahi Samari     Islamic Development Bank     07039448763     Oniwa     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     IQRA College     Moremi High School     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Saheed Popoola     Mashood Dauda     Gobir     Atiku     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     National Party Of Nigeria     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Salman Alada     Anilelerin     John Olajide Adedipe     Moshood Bakare     Labaeka     Siraj Oyewale     CLAY POT     Ibrahim Mohammed     Students Union Government     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Fulani     Raymond Olaitan     National Information Technology Development Agency     Kubra Kazum     Lawan     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Universal Basic Education Commission     Tanke     KWASAA     KWAFFA     Kwabes     TIIDELab     Isiaka Oniwa     Wasiu Onidugbe     Kola Bukoye     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Ghali Muhammed     Kwara University Of Education     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Sunday Popo-Ola     ASMAU PLAZA     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Halimah Perogi     MAI Akande     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Ishola Abdullahi     Abraysports FC     Mubarak Oladosu     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Tunde Kazeem     Yusuf Amuda Aluko    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

UNIFEMGA     Lanre Aremu     Modibbo Kawu     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Risikat Lawal     Wale Oladepo     COVID     Igosun     Bola Olukoju     NAWOJ     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Bolaji Nagode     Eghe Igbinehi     Ganiyu Taofiq     Olayinka Olaogun     Busari Alabi Alausa     Adamu Atta     Yunus Oniboki     Sunday Otokiti     Mary Arinde     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Saraki     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Azeez Salawu     Oba Abdulrahim     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Women Radio     Isapa     Matthew Okedare     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Kola Adesina     Obasanjo     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     N-Power     HYPPADEC     COVID-19 Palliatives     Ilorin South Constituency     Bankole Omishore     Communication Network Support Services     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Admiralty Villa     Oniye     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Raji AbdulRasaq     John Olajide Adedipe     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Aliyu U. Tilde     Michael Nzekwe     Kolawole Akande     Yinka Aluko     Aminu Ado Bayero     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Oyawoye     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Abdulfatai Baakini     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Lafiagi     IHS Towers     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Sam Okaula     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Ilorin Metro Park     Omotoso     Ramat Oganija     Ahmad Lawan     Osuwa     Habeeb Saidu     International Vocational Centre     Kwara     Sadiq Umar     Iyeru Grammar School     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Gbenga Awoyale