Six persons including a local government chairman were killed when rival politicians clashed in Osun State on Monday, the Police has confirmed.
The prominent casualty is Aderemi Abass, a former chairman of Irewole Local Government Area, who was killed at Ikire even as several others were injured in the clash between ruling PDP and rival APC.
State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Yemisi Opalola said the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has deployed mobile policemen to maintain peace in the state.
Meanwhile, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, APC Chairman in the state has directed the party’s local government chairmen and councillors to vacate their council secretariats.
The directive was issued in a statement by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, on Tuesday in Osogbo as a sign of respect for Abass.
He instructed them to comply with the order until further notice.
Lawal, describing Abass as a peace-loving man, condemned his killing as inhuman, wicked, and callous.
He commended the council chairmen for adhering to the Court of Appeal’s ruling.
Lawal appealed to the police to do everything possible to apprehend those responsible for the killing.
He added that the party’s leadership would ensure that Abass did not die in vain.
Violence broke out between the APC and PDP following the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the sacked APC chairmen and councillors who tried to claim control of local government secretariats across the state.
The PDP claimed the Court of Appeal’s Feb. 10 ruling did not reinstate the sacked APC officials, but the APC insisted on their return.
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