Kwara Community Accuses Police Of Siding With Herdsmen

Date: 2015-06-15

The Oro-Ago Development Union (ODU) in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State has accused the police high command of siding with the Fulani herdsmen to allegedly attack its members and also destroy their farmlands.

The union also alleged that some policemen who came from Abuja killed one woman and arrested five members of the community on the 12th of this month. The deceased whose name was given as Bolatito Balogun was said to have been shot by the police while women in the community were protesting the arrests of their men.

About two months ago, a bloody clash ensued between some Fulani herdsmen and members of Oro-Ago community at the community's market square leading to the death of two.

Addressing newsmen in Ilorin yesterday, the President of Oro-Ago Development Union (ODU), Chief Richard said another woman, Tope Ologemo hit by the police bullet is still recuperating in the hospital.

He added that six of the community members arrested and taken to Abuja in connection with the April 30th crisis are still in the police custody. He urged the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase to fish out the police that pulled the trigger which killed the late Mrs. Ologemo.

"A more nauseating, provoking and pathetic incident occurred on Friday, June 12, 2015. Another set of police officers just like that of April from IGP office, Abuja, fully armed stormed the community as early as 7am and started shooting indiscriminately and arrested our people.

"The action was contrary to what they told our monarch, Oba Johnson O. Dada, the previous day that they were in the community on a peace mission and to visit places where the incident occurred as well as the place where one Seriki Bamo, who was the complainant to the office of IG on the first incident was killed about a week ago.

"The indiscriminate shooting led to our people running helter-skelter and scampering for safety. The police went away with at least five of our men. We say five because some people are still missing after the incident and their whereabouts still unknown. The names of the five we can identify are Oladele Ponle, Chief Asanlu Salawu, Karimu Aremu, Rasaki Illa and Tunde Abolaji.

"Unfolding developments show that the police are in cahoots with the Bororos.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Valsolar     Sadiq Umar     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Oya State     Share-Tsaragi     Gbenga Awoyale     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Yakub Ali-Agan     Idi-Ape     Bola Olukoju     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     TIIDELab     Onilorin     National Information Technology Development Agency     Nagode     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Kamoru Kadiri     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Wale Oladepo     Rapheal Ashaolu     Offa Descendants Union     Farouk Salim     Yoonus Lawal     Shade Omoniyi     Eleja     Tunji Moronfoye     Baba-Isale     African Democratic Congress     NSCIA     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Laboratory-to-Product     UTME     Doyin Group     Cornelius Fawenu     Emmanuel Bello     Umar Danladi Shero     Hausa     Olushola Saraki     Mahee Abdulkadir     Kwara State Football Association     Doyin Awoyale     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Toyin Abdullahi     Revenue Court     Sebastine Obasi     Jaigbade Alao     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Kassim Babamale     Yusuf Lawal     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Turaki Of Ilorin     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Elelu     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Ahmed Bayero     Okasanmi Ajayi     Folashade Omoniyi     Lateef Fagbemi     Saka Onimago     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Baakini     Shola Odetundun     Oyun     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Abdulwaheed Musa     Vasolar Consultoria     Surajudeen Akanbi     Alaro    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Owode Market     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Saadu Alanamu     UNIFEMGA     Sunset Workers     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Laolu Saraki     Kolawole Bashirat     Mike Omotosho     Adijat Adebiyi     Isiaka Gold     SAPZ Project     Bello Abubakar     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Forgo Battery     Ramadan     Funmilayo Zubair     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Kabir Shagaya     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Segun Abifarin     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Labaeka     Christopher Odetunde     Kwara Politics     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     PharmAccess Foundation     Kwara Liberation Group     Unilorin     Doyin Awoyale     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Cornelius Fawenu     Sam Okaula     Okin High School     MAI Akande     Arinola Lawal     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Sulu Gambari     Femi Ogunsola     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     NaAllah     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Fatai Olodo     Rasaq Jimoh     Ilorin Curfew     Saad Omo Iya     Oloye     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Raliat AbdulRazaq     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Bolakale Kawu     Halimah Perogi     Folashade Omoniyi     Sarkin Malamai     NIPR     Village Alive Development Association     Edret Sabi Abel     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Ganiyu Abolarin     Isapa     Danladi     Peculiar Allowance     Read With Me     Raheem Adaramaja     Vasolar     Yahaya Seriki     Popo-Igbonna     Lawal Jimoh     Shaaba Lafiagi     Balogun Fulani     General Hospital     National Information Technology Development Agency     Mustapha Olanipekun