A violent protest has erupted in Ifon in Ose LGA of Ondo state over the alleged torture of a yet-to-be identified boy to death by the police.
The crisis reportedly started after a fight broke out
between two young men on Friday, which led to their arrest, after one of them
reported the conflict to the police.
One of the arrested suspects reportedly died on Saturday,
and the other hospitalised — after they were alledgedly tortured by some police
officers.
Angered by the development, the youths in the community protested the killing of the boy and invaded the police station, allegedly chasing away officers on duty.
A witness said the group who lost their friend razed the
houses of the other group that reported the case to the police, before
proceeding to the station to set it ablaze.
“One party went to the police station to report the
incident, which led to the arrest of two members of the opposing group. These
two arrested individuals were brutally tortured; unfortunately, one died in the
cell yesterday morning, while the other was rushed to the hospital and still in
coma,” the source said.
“The group that lost their friend and family member went
berserk, reacted angrily by going to the home of the individual who reported
them to the police, where they set the house ablaze.
“They then proceeded to the Ifon divisional police station,
where they chased away all the officers, including the divisional police
officer and set the station on fire.
“This morning, the group gathered again to protest. When a
team of policemen was dispatched to restore order, they encountered the
protesting youth and shot one of them.”
Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the police spokesperson in the
state, confirmed the incident, noting that further information would be
communicated soon.
The police spokesperson added that Wilfred Afolabi, the Ondo
commissioner of police, visited the scene of the incident to ensure that
normalcy is restored in the area.
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