Three persons were feared dead on Sunday at Agbamu in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State following a clash among members of the Oodua Peoples Congress.

It was gathered that another six persons sustained varying degrees of injuries during the fracas and were rushed to some undisclosed private hospitals in the area for medical attention.

A source said trouble erupted when some OPC members, who were allegedly expelled recently from the group, stormed St. Paul Anglican Primary School, Agbamu, where the 10th anniversary of the coronation of Arigbamu of Agbamu, Oba Samuel Dare, was holding to protest their expulsion before OPC National Co-ordinator, Chief Gani Adams.

The protest was said not to have gone down well with some members of the state chapter of OPC, which later snowballed into a violent clash.

A policeman at Agbamu Police Post, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, since he was not authorised to speak to journalists on the issue, confirmed that three people died.

He said, "We never envisaged this kind of security breach. We would have called for reinforcement from other neighbouring police stations. Because of their large number, they held everybody to ransom.

"I can confirm to you that three people were shot dead, while several others were seriously injured. The injured ones have been taken to nearby private hospitals."