The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of 11 people in Saturday’s night attack in Igangan Community, a town in Ibarapa North Local Government Area.
JomogNews reports that some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on motorcycles Saturday night around 11:10 p.m, had allegedly opened fire on innocents citizens and burnt some property.
Iganga is one of the towns in Ibarapa geo-political zone which also falls within Oyo South Senatorial District.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Ibadan said eleven people were killed. He also said several properties were destroyed during the invasion.
During the invasion, it was reported that the palace of the traditional ruler of the town, a petroleum station, vehicles and other property were razed.
Adewale Osifeso explained that intelligence and tactical apparatuses consisting of police mobile force personnel, patrol units and other tactical teams in concert with Local Hunters and Vigilantes from the Community have been deployed to forestall further breakdown of law and order in the area.
“On 5th June 2021 at about 2310hrs, suspected armed bandits in their numbers invaded Igangan Community in the dead of the night to unleash mayhem on unsuspecting members therein.
“In the process, Eleven (11) persons including some of the assailants were confirmed dead, while some vehicles and buildings including the Palace of the Asigangan of Igangan town and a filling station were torched.
“Consequent upon the unfortunate occurrence, the Commissioner of Police embarked on an on the spot assessment today 6th June, 2021, to critically assess the level and cause of damages on the various sites of killings and arsons.
“Intelligence and Tactical apparatuses consisting of Police Mobile Force personnel, Patrol units and other tactical teams in concert with Local Hunters and Vigilantes from the Community were deployed to forestall further disintegration of law and order in the area.
“While promising the prevalence of justice and registering the assurance of the Command’s sincere condolences to the families of the deceased, the Commissioner of Police wishes to appeal to the good people of Igangan community to trust the system and shun self-help in obtaining justice through a partnership with the Police, in the area of prompt sharing of intelligence relevant in the ongoing investigations.”
