A member of a vigilante group has been confirmed dead as some hoodlums clash with security agents in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
This development was made known by the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, who said the clash occurred in the Dogo area of Apata in Ibadan.
It was also learnt that two others sustained injuries during the clash between some protesters and security agents on Saturday.
According to the state police command, the body of the late vigilante member has since been deposited at a government hospital for post-mortem.
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In a statement signed by Osifeso and made available to newsmen, he said that normalcy has since returned to the area and added that heavy patrol teams had been deployed to monitor things there.
The command also said that the Commissioner of Police had directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to lead the investigating team with a deadline for results. It revealed that arrests had been made.
“However, during the rage, an individual identified to have been a member of a vigilante group and who was reported to have died in the fiasco has since been deposited at a government hospital for post-mortem.
“So also, the Commissioner of Police has directed that the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department leads the investigating team with a deadline for results as an arrest was made,” Osifeso said.