Four injured in Kwara communal clash

Date: 2017-11-14

About four persons yesterday sustained injuries in a clash between Osi and Etan communities in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The injured are receiving treatment in the hospital.

Sources said the clash, which started on Saturday night, can be traced to an age-long dispute between the communities.

The rivalry was heightened by the citing of the Kwara South campus of the state-owned university in Osi.

Last night, the Osi major market was shut, following rumours that the communities were out for a fresh confrontation.

Osi is a border town to Odo-Owa, which recently clashed with another neighbour, Illofa, over rights to first sell the new yam at the common market, a development which led to the suspension of their monarchs.

"The whole thing started on Saturday, but we all know it is because of the state-owned university in Osi. Since then, there has been no love lost between the communities.

"On Saturday, an Osi lady hired a local artiste to perform at a function at Etan. Unfortunately, the people of Etan refused the artiste a chance, saying they had vowed not to allow anyone from Osi to perform in their village.

"That was how the confrontation started, and as I speak now, about four persons from Osi have been hospitalised because they sustained injuries.

"Everybody is jittery; the market has been closed abruptly. As a matter of fact, two people I spoke with just before you called said they were running from the market. The situation is unpredictable and so we need the government to step into the matter immediately," a source added.

Police spokesman Ajayi Okasanmi did not confirm the incident. He said he was yet to be briefed on the development.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

National Broadcasting Commission     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Saheed Akinwumi     Ebola     Bayer AG     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Inside Kwara     Sulaiman Gado     ASMAU PLAZA     Fatimoh Lawal     Salihu S. Yaru     Voices Of Tomorrow     International Aviation College     Rotimi Atere     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     KwaraLearn     Kwara Metro Park     Kayode Zubair     Alliance For Democracy     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Oba Abdulrahim     Kolawole Bashirat     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Omoniyi Ayinla     Ramat Oganija     Police Commissioner     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Esinrogunjo     Durosinlohun Kawu     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Baba Issa     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     KWIRS     Abdulkareem Alabi     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Gwanara     Olohungbebe     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Aisha Ahman Pategi     United Nigeria Congress Party     Ethical College     Curfew     Kassim Babamale     Taiwo Joseph     Kawu Baraje     March 18     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Al-Ilory     Oloriegbe     Eleyele     Christopher Odetunde     Ashiru     Akeem Olatunji     IFK     Undergraduate Bursary     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Elewu     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Mohammed Yisa     Sabitiyu Grillo     Yusuf Lawal     Albert Ogunsola     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Amos Sayo     Salaudeen Oyewale     Musbau A. Akanji     Abdulkadir Orire     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Neo Mundo Ltd     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Mohammed Abduraheem     Funmilayo Mohammed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Gwanara     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Kwara NIPR     KWASSIP     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Abubakar Atiku     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Unilorin     IESA     Funmilayo Mohammed     Marufat Oladosu     Samuel Adaramola     Ramadhan     Tafida Of Kaiama     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Aremu Odolaye     Tope Daramola     Ahmad Ali     MMWG     COEASU     Lai Mohammed     Ayinde Oki     Akume     Amule Elementary School     Belgore     Omoniyi     Sarah Jubril     Ajasse-Ipo     Sarakite     CT Ayeni     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Sheikh Alimi     Lanre Aremu     Rapheal Ashaolu     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Anilelerin     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Forgo Battery     Tafida     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Oniwa     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Kawu     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Muritala Awodun     CBT     Sadiq Umar     Ilorin     Kwara Volleyball Association     Kunle Okeowo     Ojo Fadumila     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Okasanmi Ajayi     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Sunday Popo-Ola     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Lanre Badmas     Surajudeen Akanbi     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Benin Republic     National Party Of Nigeria     Kwha.gov.ng     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Abdulkarim Adisa     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Patigi Regatta     Baba Idris     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Moses Rahman Popoola     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     National Democratic Congress