DPO, 3 other policemen injured in Osun communal crisis

Osun State Police Command on Thursday said four of its personnel including a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Irepodun Divisional Headquarters were injured by a mob in the ongoing communal crisis between Ilobu and Ifon-Orolu communities in the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, SP Yemisi Opalola, who spoke with journalists also said that a patrol vehicle was razed in the crisis.

Opalola said the injured police officers were currently receiving treatment at a hospital in the state.

The communal crisis between the two neighbouring towns located in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government areas of the state was rekindled on Wednesday.

It was gathered that the crisis started again after reports of attacks on residents of Ifon and Erin-Osun by unknown gunmen led to the death of one person.

It was further gathered that residents in both communities fled their homes as some houses were razed with gunshots sound from Wednesday night through to this (Thursday) morning.