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Three killed as APC, PDP members clash in Oyo

A clash reportedly occured at Ile-Tuntun area of Ibadan South East Local Government Area of Oyo state between the state chapters of the All Progressive Congress and People’s Democratic party members which resulted to the demise of three persons while 13 others sustained injuries on Thursday.

An unspecified number of motorcycles and vehicles were also reportedly damaged. It was revealed that members of the APC were holding a meeting at the party office at Iyana Court, Ile-tuntun in Ibadan when vehicles of the PDP members passing by provoked APC loyalists and started throwing objects at them.

An eyewitness said, “PDP then got angry. And when retaliated, a leading member of the party and a member of the House of Representatives then picked a gun and fired gunshots at the APC members. That was what led to free for all.”

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“The provoked attack saw many members of the APC injured with one of the party’s House of Assembly candidates escaped by the whiskers.”

The source explained further that the dead bodies have been evacuated to the morgue, while the injured ones were currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

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