An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, Shittu Kehinde, who was killed during a bloody communal
clash, has been buried.
The Guardian had reported that Kehinde died on the spot, while other officers of the agency who were also at the scene of the chieftaincy clash sustained varying degrees of injuries. A security source had informed our correspondent that the communal clash was caused by an Obaship selection tussle. Property including vehicles and houses were destroyed.
“The appointed Baale was at Ilofi , where traditional rites were performed on him. But the settlers are insisting that he would not be allowed to reign,” the resident added. The statement read: “Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for calm between Orile Owu and Araromi Owu communities in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State.
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