The Esa-Oke Central Union, a group of indigenes of Esa-Oke in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, on Monday, alleged that some assailants in police uniform had invaded the town and shot dead four residents, leaving many others injured.
In some footage obtained from some Esa-Oke residents, five people were shown drenched in blood after allegedly being shot by the assailants.
But the state police command, having denied shooting residents of Esa Oke, said seven police operatives were shot and injured by some yet-to-be-identified assailants while travelling to the community to quell the crisis.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo, Mr. Oladiti Awodiran, who spoke on behalf of the union, said three vehicles were also razed on the premises of Owamiran of Esa Oke, Oba Adeyemi Adediran’s palace during the crisis caused by disagreement over the appointment of Prince Timileyin Oluyemi Ajayi, as the Olojudo of Ido Ayegunle.
Awodiran, who said the pandemonium broke out after the announcement of a new monarch for Ido Ayegunle by the Osun State Government.
Source: Punch News
