VIDEO: Tension in Ibadan over clashes, security operatives deployed

Tension reportedly heightened in the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State following clashes in involving groups of residents on Wednesday.

According to reports, the unrest involved individuals said to be from Yoruba and Hausa communities, although authorities had yet to officially confirm details surrounding the incident as of the time of filing this report.

Officials of Operation Burst, the joint security outfit in Oyo State, were reportedly deployed to the area to restore normalcy and maintain law and order.

Residents have been urged to remain calm, avoid affected locations and rely on updates from relevant security agencies as efforts continue to contain the situation and prevent further escalation.

There were also reports that a scavengers’ depot known locally as “Bolla” was set ablaze during the unrest.

However, the circumstances surrounding the fire and those responsible for it had not been independently verified at the time of this report.

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Security authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the incident.

Watch the video below:

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝

Credit: X | Oyoaffairs

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