The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has spoken about the attacks in the Ibarapa Local Government of Oyo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed the clash between the residents of Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State and some of its officers on Friday night. It would be … Read more
One of the attackers was shot and disarmed while the others retreated with their smuggled wares. The Nigeria Customs Service has claimed responsibility for the invasion of Ibarapa on Friday by its men. It said its officers were in pursuit of rice smugglers in Igboora area of Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. … Read more
“But I should be held accountable. I am responsible for this and will do everything within my power to make sure that it will not happen again.” Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has on Tuesday, said that the people of Ibarapa geo-political zone should hold him responsible for the recent attack that occurred in … Read more
“They killed 10 people and injured many others. They used sophisticated weapons in the attack” A fresh attack on Igangan, a town located in Ibarapa area of Oyo state, by suspected Fulani has left fifteen persons dead. The area has been in the news for some years with incessant clashes erupting between farmers and herders, … Read more
Aggrieved youths from various parts of Oyo State, on Monday, stormed the State Secretariat at Agodi to express their displeasure against the incessant killings by criminal herdsmen in Ibarapaland, Oke-Ogun and other parts of the state. The protesters, who are mainly from Ibarapaland stormed the Secretariat where the Governor’s Office is located at around 10:40am … Read more
As part of the efforts to calm frayed nerves and douse tension, Ngozi Onadeko, Oyo commissioner of police, and delegation of the state government are have visited Igangan, Ibarapa north local government area (LGA), to broker peace between herders and residents and restore normalcy to the beleaguered town. . Olugbenga Fadeyi, spokesman of the Oyo … Read more