Four Dead As OPC, Fulani Cattle Dealers Exchange Gun Fire

Four persons have been reported dead and several others injured following a clash and exchange of gunfire between Fulani cattle dealers and Odua Peoples Congress, OPC operatives in Kwara State.

The clash occurred at Kaara Market  in Ajase Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state late on Friday.

The State Police Command in a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson Okasanmi Ajayi, however, affirmed that the Ilorin Ajase-Ipo/Offa Road blocked on account of the clash and exchange of gunfire between the OPC and Fulani cattle dealers has been cleared.

He said: ”Information  received by Ajase-Ipo  Divisional Police headquarters was  to the effect that some  OPC members in a convoy of about twenty vehicles believed to have been coming from Oshogbo, Osun state, were passing through the Kaara market where a cow being led across the road by its handler broke the side mirror of one of the OPC vehicles, which  resulted in an argument that eventually escalated into an exchange of gun fire by both the  OPC members and the cow dealers in the market. Four lifeless bodies of  unidentified persons were recovered at the scene.

“The immediate deployment of detachments of police men  and teams of conventional police men to the scene by the Commissioner of police, Kwara State Police Command, Cp Tuesday Assayomo prevented the escalation and killings of more people.

“Meanwhile, the four unidentified dead bodies have been evacuated from the scene and deposited at the UITH mortuary, the injured taken .to the hospital in Ajase-Ipo for medical  treatment while, police men have been stationed at the scene to prevent further break down of law and order.

The Ajase Ipo Offa road  is now clear for movement of goods and services. Therefore any body who still goes there to cause lawlessness would be arrested and charged to court.

The CP therefore advises that law abiding citizens in the area and commuters should go about their lawful businesses without any fear of attack or harassment.”

GWG reports that the exchange of gunfire between the OPC and Fulani cattle dealers follows the trend of suspicion betwen the two groups.

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