Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - A violent clash involving members of rival cult groups in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has reportedly left one-person d3ad.
According to reports, four other people were injured in the
clash that occurred just outside the main gate of the institution on Tuesday,
April 8, 2025.
A video shared by Lamina Omotoyosi on Facebook shows a man
wearing a white shirt hitting a male adult lying down with a hammer on the
head, while two other people watched from a close distance.
According to Punch, after the assailants left the scene, the
deceased was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, but was rejected by the
facility.
It was also gathered that he gave up the ghost while he was
being rushed to another hospital in Osogbo.
Apart from him, an eyewitness said four other people
believed to be students were also injured in the fracas.
“I watched from a safe distance when they clashed. The clash
occurred close to the gate of the Polytechnic. The victim was killed with a
hammer. He was hit on the head repeatedly by a man who attacked him. Four other
students were injured in the clash," a witness said.
"That guy killed in the clash was a student. Before the
clash, we heard a rumour that there was likely to be a clash and security men
convened a meeting with those bad boys whom they knew on campus. No one can say
immediately what caused the disagreement.
"He was hit with a hammer on the head several times by
one of those who attacked him. During the clash, there was an exchange of
gunfire between the two groups. After those who attacked him left, the victim
was rushed to a private hospital in Iree. But that facility rejected him
“He died when his colleagues were rushing him to Osogbo.
Immediately they observed he was no longer breathing; his colleagues took away
his corpse."
The Dean of Student Affairs of the Polytechnic, Dr Tope
Abiola, confirmed that there had been a clash by some “hoodlums outside the
gate of the Polytechnic."
“We were inside campus when we started hearing gunshots.
From findings, one person was critically injured. I am not aware anyone died.
The person that was critically injured is an ex-student of the polytechnic. He
did his National Diploma here and completed the program about 2 years ago. One
of the other three people that were injured was hit by stray bullets,” he
said.
Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the Osun Police
Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, said those who sustained injury in the clash were
receiving treatment in a hospital.
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