Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State and security agents in
the area last Monday has left two persons dead.
Irate youths in the town had allegedly engaged policemen and
operatives of the state anti-crime military security outfit, Operation
MESA in an exchange of fire over the killing of a member of the
community, Yinka Falola.
The violence which had lasted three days culminated in the alleged
reprisal killing of a police Inspector, Kolapo Lasisi, on Wednesday by
some youths who also burnt two police vehicles and vandalised twelve
others.
Eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that
violence broke out on Monday afternoon when a police officer attached
to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos, Inspector Olusesan
Sounde, allegedly shot and killed 30-year-old Falola.
According to the eyewitness, the FED-SARS inspector had allegedly
slapped Falola who was on a motorcycle on his way from the farm.
Falola was said to have retaliated, infuriating the police inspector
who allegedly cocked his rifle and shot him.
After firing the shot, the alleged killer policeman was said to have
insisted that Falola was a smuggler.
"Yinka (Falola) was never a smuggler, he was a commercial driver. He
had altercations with one of the SARS men and the policeman slapped
him. He retaliated and the policeman fired at close range killing him
instantly," the source said.
Falola's death immediately triggered the reprisal by the youths of
Oke–Odan who mobilised themselves to the police check point where they
violently protested the killing.
Soldiers attached to Operation MESA who raced to the scene were also
alleged to have been attacked by the angry youths, resulting in
another shoot-out between them and the security agencies.
The rampaging youths were said to have then marched down to the SARS
check point where they burnt two police vehicles and vandalised 12
others at the Oke–Odan police station.
Another round of the crisis which broke out on Wednesday was said to
have resulted in the alleged killing of a police inspector, Kolapo
Lasisi.
Lasisi was said to have got trapped in a swamp while attempting to
escape from the rampaging youths who allegedly caught up with him and
hacked him to death.
The state Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the
incident said the police inspector was killed by the angry youths.
Adejobi stated that the youths launched a nocturnal raid on the SARS
check point where they killed the police inspector, buried him in the
swamp and took away his riffle.
The police spokesman also disclosed that the state Commissioner of
Police, Ikemefuna Okoye visited the town on Wednesday where he held a
meeting with the traditional ruler of the community over the crisis.
Adejobi further disclosed that the inspector who killed Falola had
already been arrested and detained at the command headquarters in
Eleweran, Abeokuta, while the corpse of the slain inspector had been
exhumed from the swamp.
He added, "The family of the late Falola as well as that of the slain
inspector are demanding justice. We will ensure that justice is done,
especially when the rifle of the inspector is still missing. We must
recover the rifle and we must get it as well as the man who killed the
inspector."
source: punchng
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