3 Die As OPC Members Clash In Kwara State (See)

No fewer than three persons were feared dead  on Sunday at Agbamu in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State following a clash  among members of  the Oodua Peoples Congress.

An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no fewer than six other persons sustained varying degrees of  injuries during the fracas.

He added that the injured victims were rushed to some undisclosed private hospitals in the area  for medical attention.

The source said trouble erupted when some OPC members, who were allegedly expelled recently from the group, stormed St. Paul Anglican Primary School, Agbamu, where  the 10th anniversary of the coronation of Arigbamu of Agbamu, Oba Samuel Dare, was holding to protest their expulsion before OPC National Coordinator, Chief Gani Adams.

The protest was said not to have gone down well with some members of the state chapter of OPC, which later snowballed into a violent clash among the OPC members.

A policeman at Agbamu Police Post, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to journalists on the issue, confirmed to journalists that three people died.

He said, “We never envisaged this kind of security breach; hence, we would have called for reinforcement from other neighbouring police stations. By virtues of their large numbers, they held everybody to ransom.

“I can confirm to you that three people were shot dead, while several others were seriously injured. The injured ones have been taken to nearby private hospitals.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kwara State Command, Mr.  Ajayi Okasanmi, said he had yet to be briefed on the clash.