Gbenro Adesina
It took the intervention of security operatives to rescue the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade, and some chiefs, yesterday, Sunday October 11, 2020 as angry youths disrupted a meeting between the Minister and the monarch at the Soun’s Palace in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The Minister had visited Ogbomoso to condole with the family of Jimoh Isiaka who was killed by the police during the #ENDSARS Protest two days ago.
In a series of tweets, Dare stated, “This afternoon, I arrived Ogbomoso to pay my condolences to the parents of Isaq Jimoh who was felled by a police bullet. I also visited the 12 & 15 year olds at the Bowen Hospital both victims of Police stray bullets. Awaiting surgery. I appealed for calm & asked for justice”.
“Ogbomoso-Hoodlums, thugs & miscreants distrupt stakeholders meeting in Soun’s palace now-invading, stoning and breaking doors, glasses. Soun, myself and council chiefs were scurried into safety by the police and DSS. Ogbomoso youth are law abiding. But hoodlums have taken over.
“The hoodlums broke into the palace and destroyed chairs, overturned tables, broke windows. These were not Youth or Students. These were miscreants and thugs who saw a window of opportunity in the protest which since abated. Thankfully. Soun, the chiefs, leaders of Parapo are safe.
“A combined team of operation Burst from Ibadan and a unit from Ilorin are now on ground in Ogbomoso to help keep the peace, protect the peaceful and innocent and also stop criminal elements. Soun of Ogbomosho yesterday and today personally appealed to this group to stop violence”.
Meanwhile, three people have allegedly being killed during the attack on the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso by the angry youths on who were protesting the attitude of the monarch to the death of one Jimoh Isiaka.
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