Oyo herders clash with OPC, Amotekun, and others, causing tension

ment Area, as a number of people were reportedly killed during a clash on Monday between the Oodua Peoples Congress, Amotekun, Operation Burst, Soludero, and a group of herders.

As of the time of publication, the origin of the fight was still unclear. The PUNCH, however, was reportedly informed of the altercation by a titled Chief in the neighbourhood.

According to the source, a group of herders entered a farm in the neighbourhood with their cattle and allowed them to graze there, which caused an argument that resulted in the death of the farm’s owner.

Further information was obtained by our correspondent, according to which joint security personnel from Operation Burst, OPC, Amotekun, and Soludero were sent to maintain peace in the region but were instead allegedly ambushed by herders. It is still unknown how many people were killed.

Adewale Osifeso, the state police public relations officer, was not returning phone calls as of the time of publication, and he was also not responding to texts sent to his mobile number.

Additional information will be provided later…