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Tension Mounts in Ibadan

P.M. News (Lagos)
NEWS
May 24, 2004
Posted to the web May 25, 2004

By Bamidele Ogunwusi
Lagos
Pandemonium broke ouit in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital this morning when thugs
numbering over 300 in commercial buses and cars went round the city, chanting
war songs against the state government.
The thugs, armed with dane guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, had on
Friday stormed the city's Central Mosque in Oja-Oba area while the weekly Jumat
service was going on with the hope of attacking the state governor.
An eyewitness told P.M.News that two vehicles were damaged beyond repairs while
more than 25 people received various degree of injuries during the incident.
On Sunday, P.M.News gathered that some thugs also went round the city searching
for the Deputy Governor, Otunba Alao Akala, who flagged-off the one year
anniversary programme of the administration.
This morning, the thugs stormed places like Molete, Challenge, Oja-Oba and Bere
with a promise to stop the one year anniversary programme of the Rashidi
Ladoja-led administration.
As a result of the tension which pervaded the city, commercial activities were
grounded as residents of the city abandoned some routes to avoid being attacked
by the thugs.

   

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