One of the leading #EndSARS protesters in Osun State, Omolola Pedro, said five persons including their DJ lost their lives during the protest
One of the leading #EndSARS protesters in Osun State, Omolola Pedro, said five persons including their DJ lost their lives during the protest in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday. Pedro, said apart from the DJ at the event, one Mutiu, Lekan and two unidentified persons also died in the violence that erupted during the protest.
The protest in Osogbo turned violent on Saturday while Oyetola was addressing the protesters at Olaiya Junction. His security men forced the convoy through the crowd while some hoodlums threw missiles at the vehicles.
One person was said to have been shot at Oke Ayepe Area after the incident at Olaiya Junction, as police confirmed two dead during the protest. But there are claims that the governor’s convoy shot at some of the protesters in a bid to escape after suspected hoodlums pelted the convoy with stones and other objects.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Police Command said no arrest had been made in connection with the violence at the scene of the #EndSARS protest in Osogbo on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola, said, “We are still studying the situation but no arrest yet. From the available information, suspected hoodlums also attacked Osun Mall and stole from some shops in the building. But no arrest yet.”
