The renewed internecine crisis between two rival groups at Ganmo, near Ilorin, Kwara State, may have claimed two lives, as the factions, which are claiming ownership of the town, continue with their contradictory oral evidence.

However, spokesman of the Kwara Police Command, Olufemi Fabode (DSP), denied the casualty, stating that no life was lost during the crisis, which he claimed has now been doused because of the "heavy presence of the police at the troubled spots."

According to sources, the crisis assumed a frightening dimension at dawn Wednesday, and heavy weapons were freely used by the factions before the arrival of the police. It was alleged that fight broke out when a faction disobeyed the state's order to halt the sale of land in the disputed area until the suit pending before an Abuja court on the matter was determined.

And according to reports, "in the process of stopping them, they attacked the people from the other side, killing about two of them. So what happened yesterday was retaliatory in nature."

Meanwhile, following the fresh violence in Ganmo, Secretary to the State Government, Sola Isiaka Gold, said that all relevant issues surrounding the disputed Onigamo Stool remained suspended until the determination of all pending court cases.