There was panic in the Oke Fia area of Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Wednesday, following the clash between operatives of Nigeria Immigration
When our correspondent visited the premises around 11:30am, armed immigration officials were met exchanging hot words with the Amotekun operatives as senior officers of the two organisations were going into a meeting to resolve the issue.
Efforts to get reaction from Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Idowu Yusuf, proved futile as calls to line rang out.Kindly share this story: All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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