Scores killed as suspected gunmen invade Oyo community

A yet to be quantified number of people have been feared dead in Iganga town in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, following an invasion by some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

According to DAILY POST, the killer herdsmen invaded the town around 11.pm on Saturday and left the town around 3.am on Sunday.

Oladiran Oladokun, Convener of Igangan Development Advocate (IDA), who confirmed the attack said several residents of the town were killed during the invasion but said that the number of casualties have not been confirmed.

He alleged that the invasion was due to the banishment of the Seriki Fulani in the town.

He added that Fulani herdsmen had been threatening to attack the town since the Seriki Fulani was banished from the town.

Oladokun was quoted by Daily Post as saying; “Are you calling in respect of Iganga incident? That is how we saw it.

“It was the Fulani herdsmen that have been threatening to come and attack Iganga because of the Seriki Saliu that we sent away from the town.

“So, we have been receiving threats and they carried out their threat midnight.

“They operated between 11.pm on Saturday till around 3.am today (Sunday).

“We can’t count casualties now because it was not safe for anybody to come out now.

“So, it was during daybreak that some people are coming out from bushes where they ran to. We are still counting.”

Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command Mr Adewale Osifeso, when contacted by journalists promised to provide details of the incident soonest but he is yet to provide the details at as the time of filing this report.