***Youths Protest, Set Police Station Ablaze
Crisis has erupted in Ifon, headquarters of Ose local government area of Ondo State.
Though the cause of the crisis can not be ascertained at press time, unconfirmed reports has it that a boy was arrested and allegedly tortured to death by the police.
This development was said to have angered youths in the community who protested the killing to the police station, allegedly chased away policemen on duty and set ablaze the police station..
Another account indicates that some young individuals got into a fight on Valentine’s Day.
“One party went to the police station to report the incident, which led to the arrest of two members of the opposing group. These two arrested individuals were brutally tortured; tragically, one died in his cell yesterday morning, while the other was rushed to the hospital and still in coma”.
“The group that lost their friend and family member reacted angrily by going to the home of the individual who reported them to the police, where they set the house ablaze.”
“They then proceeded to the Ifon Divisional Police Station, where they chased away all the officers, including the Divisional Police Officer, and ultimately set the station on fire.”
“This morning, the group gathered again to protest. When a team of policemen was dispatched to restore order, they encountered the protesting youth and shot one of them.”
The state commissioner of police, Wilfred Olatokunbo Afolabi is said to have visited the scene with a view to restoring normalcy
Efforts to reach the state Police public relations officer, Funmilayo Odunlami for comments were unsuccessful as she didn’t pick her calls.
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