5 feared killed during soldiers, commercial drivers clash in Kwara

Date: 2021-01-10

No fewer than five civilians were allegedly killed at Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara following a clash between some soldiers and commercial drivers.

The clash according to sources, occurred on Friday evening due to a misunderstanding over bookings between soldiers mounting roadblocks on the Ilesha-Baruba/Chikanda highway, and commercial drivers plying the route.

Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a driver, who was coming from Sinawu market in the area, refused to pay N200 allegedly demanded by the officers on the road.

The driver was reported to have told them that he was already booked, and he paid earlier in the morning.

NAN learnt that his refusal infuriated the officers, and the driver was allegedly slapped and ordered to do frog jumps.

According to the sources, the vehicle was also seized.

The driver later left the spot and lodged a complaint with officials of the transport union in the area.

NAN learnt that members of the union subsequently followed the driver with the aim of talking to the soldiers on his behalf.

This however allegedly degenerated into unpleasant arguments, leading to the alleged shooting of some drivers with three allegedly dying on the spot and two dying later from gunshot wounds.

One of the sources said that the corpses of the deceased were taken to a morgue in Saki, Oyo state.

He added that some victims with serious wounds were presently receiving medical care at a hospital in Saki while some were taken to native doctors in Kenu village for removal of bullets from their bodies.

When contacted for reaction on the shooting incident, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Kwara confirmed the clash between the soldiers and drivers.

Okasanmi, however, said that the command was yet to ascertain the number of casualties, both dead and injured adding that investigation would be carried out to ascertain the true situation.

"The Commissioner of Police has ordered a full-scale investigation into the crisis and we will communicate our findings very soon," he told NAN.

The police spokesman stated that normalcy had been restored to the area with the deployment of men of the state command.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ubandoma     Shade Omoniyi     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Overland     Nnazua     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Abubakar Imam     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Yahaya Dumoye     Saadu Yusuf     Jalala     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Folajimi Aleshinloye     HYPPADEC     Awodun     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     National Democratic Congress     Convocation Ceremonies     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Taofik Abdulkareem     Hijab     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Bashir Adigun     Iyabo Adewuyi     AGM Professional Services     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Iyeru Grammar School     Magaji Are     Idofin     Adaramaja     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Gbajabiamila     Yahaya Muhammad     Ilorin.Info     Ilorin South     Eleyele     Aliyu Sabi     Aminu Adisa Logun     Www.Kwarareports.com     Kayode Bankole     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     SGBN     Gbenga Awoyale     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Offa Grammer School     KWAFFA     Oloye     Baba Issa     Abdulmajeed Wahab     COVID     Elewu     Abatemi Usman     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Galadima     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Edret Sabi Abel     Oyawoye     Gbugbu     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     April 11     Rafiu Ajakaye     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Kwara Hotel     Abdulwahab Ololele     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Isiaka Alikinla     Sidikat Alaya     Ahmed Bayero     Salami Adekunle     David Oyedepo     Taofeeq Olateju     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Amule Elementary School     ASMAU PLAZA     Roseline Oni Aremu     Busari Alabi Alausa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Esinrogunjo     Aiyedun     Kwara 2019     Ike Ekweremadu     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Adijat Adebiyi     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Folashade Omoniyi     Gbajabiamila     Kwara North     Kaiama     Lanre Olosunde     Ramat Oganija     National Democratic Congress     Isiaka Alikinla     KW-GIS     Elelu     Halimah Perogi     Nigerian Correctional Service     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Oko-Olowo     Adesoye     John Kehinde Salako     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Kolade Solagberu     Al-Hikmah University     Sai Kayi     T And K FOODS     Yaman     Bareke     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Edu     Oloye     Kunle Suleiman     Yakub Ali-Agan     GANZY     Raji AbdulRasaq     Abdullahi Biffo     Aliyu Kora Sabi     JUSUN     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Trade Lenda SME Fair     N-Power     Esuwoye     11th Galadima     Orire     Amoyo     Amina El-Imam     Lawal Jimoh     Egbejila     Olatinwo     Bond     CCB     Kwara Restoration Project     Wahab Agbaje     Isau     Tuesday Assayomo     Tosin Saraki     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Owu Fall     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Muslim Cementary     Kwara Politics     National Broadcasting Commission     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Suleiman Idris     Moro     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Frootify     Olayinka Olaogun     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Aliyu Salihu     Amasa