Osun State Police Command Sunday explained that the killings of six people in a village around Wasinmi in Ayedire local government area of the state was not herders/farmers clash.
The state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, in a statement made available to newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the attack was not connected with herders/farmers as speculated in some sections of the media.
According to the statement, the CP had visited the scene of the incident for an ‘on-the-spot security assessment’. It noted that the command has commenced discrete investigations into the incident and already carrying out intensive manhunt for the perpetrators to bring them to justice.
The CP stated that preliminary investigations by the police revealed that some yet to be identified gunmen, stormed, attacked and shot sporadically at a family of six at a settlement in the outskirts of Wasinmi Village, Ikire, Osun State, leaving one (1) person injured.
“Police operatives from Ikire Division and other law enforcement agencies were promptly drafted to the scene to prevent further attacks on residents in the area and arrest the perpetrators but the attackers escaped on sighting the security team.”
The CP appealed to the people of the State, particularly residents of Ikire and its environs not to panic but collaborate with the police by giving timely information that will assist in arresting the culprits.
He reassured them of the commitment of the police to ensure their safety, noting that adequate security measures have been emplaced to forestall future occurrences of such incident.
The CP also advised reporters to verify their news before making it public in order to avoid disinformation that could trigger unnecessary crises capable of disrupting the existing peace being enjoyed in the state.
