One person was critically injured, while five others reportedly sustained minor injuries on Tuesday in a communal clash over a land dispute in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Spokesman of the state Police Command, Mr, Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed this to DAILY POST in a phone chat said the clash which occurred
One person was critically injured, while five others reportedly sustained minor injuries on Tuesday in a communal clash over a land dispute in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Okasanmi who spoke from the Lafiagi crisis spot said “we are on the ground at the crisis area and we have been able to put the situation under control.” The clash which broke out on Monday night lasted till Tuesday and was triggered by one of the rival community members who allegedly breached the court’s ruling and trespassed into the disputed land.
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