OYO POLICE DEBUNK RUMOR OF ALLEGE CONFLICT BETWEEN YORUBA, HAUSA IN IBADAN
The statement reads ‘the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ojoo reported tension and mild conflict allegedly between social miscreants outside Sasa market who subsequently penetrate the market with a view of causing chaos and loot or steal from the market men and women.
“The police moved in a swift to restore order and normalcy, but in the process, different genre of the incident was circulated by uninformed misguided and mischief makers that there was an ongoing clash between the Hausas and Yoruba’s in Sasa market, Ojoo, Ibadan.”
“The Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, Kehinde Alonge personally visited the scene to access the situation and it was discovered that the genesis of the conflict was between some scraps workers and a social miscreants who was earlier prevented from messing up their immediate environment two days ago, he went and mobilized others like him to attacked the scrap workers.”
“The police moved in and arrested three of them and charged them to court, again the social miscreants regroup again to cause mayhem at the market. The police once again quickly deployed and restored law amd order.
“In the process, nine persons were said to have sustained injuries, while six suspects were arrested and are being interrogated for possible prosecution, and police are on top of the situation. The Commissioner of Police wishes to use this opportunity to warn mischief makers, social miscreants and other criminally minded individuals who are bent on causing chaos or disorder in the State to do a rethink before the long arms of the law catches up with them’
‘The police will not under any circumstances shrink their constitutional responsibilities of protection of lives and property nor allow any individual or group under whatever guide to disturb the peace of the state.”
Penpushing further reports that, Olukolu, however urged the people of the State to go about their lawful business and duties without any fear of molestation or disturbance of public peace, and allow peace to reign in the State, ‘because there is no such situations or scenario as a clash between the Yorubas and the Hausa’s at the Sasa market’.
