Five lives were, yesterday, claimed during a clash between hoodlums and police in Ojoo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city.
Our correspondent gathered that the police fired at the youths , when they attacked the police station in the area .
Although the killings could not be confirmed independently by our correspondent , shops and offices along the UI – Ojoo road were hurriedly shut and commuters trekked from Ojoo towards University of Ibadan area and beyond.
As early as 8:00 a.m., some youths mounted a roadblock right in front of the police station and began mocking the officers, while others disguised as marchers to extort motorists and vandalise property in the locality.
Another set of protesters also blocked the Ojoo end of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State , Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, did not answer the repeated calls placed to his telephone by our correspondent .
He had yet to reply to the text message sent to him as at the time of filing this report .
However , when contacted the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor , Mr Taiwo Adisa , said the governor had yet to impose curfew on the state .
He said he learnt of the attack on the police station but could not say if lives were lost or not .
