There was palpable fear at Ota-Efun area in Osogbo, the state capital of Osun on Tuesday morning as some suspected thugs went on rampage to revenge death of their leader.
AMILOADED gathered that one Ismail Daduro popularly known as ‘Jumong’ was said to have given up the ghost following a protracted strange illness.
He was said to have been taken to different places to seek deliverance before he finally died on Tuesday morning.
At the hearing of Daduro’s death, his group members went on rampage.
Some said that the suspected thugs went on rampage at the hearing of his death in far away Ilorin while some also claimed they went on Rampage in far away Ogbomosho.
AMILOADED further learnt that Ota-Efun motor park was not spared as several vehicles were reportedly damaged.
“Gang members of Daduro’s group started destroying property and molesting people at Ota-Efun in Osogbo on Tuesday morning.
“They were claiming that their leader was killed. They also told traders not to open their shops for business today and tomorrow,” an eyewitness who craved anonymity told AMILOADED.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Osun State Command, SP Yemisi Opalola said police have been deployed to the area to ensure adequate security of lives and property.
Opalola said normalcy has returned to the area with the presence of the Area Commander, Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Ota-Efun Police Station and the Anti-cultism unit of the command.
She enjoined residents of the area to go about their daily activities without fear.
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