Tension as unknown gunmen invade Ekiti secretariat

Tension as unknown gunmen invade Ekiti secretariat

There was tension at the Ilejemeje local government secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, following an attack by heavily armed gunmen on Tuesday, April 16.

This occurred barely four days after some armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat in Ibadan.

It was gathered that the attackers disrupted  activities and forced employees to flee the premises for safety.

The hoodlums, who were said to have come from the Obbo-Ayegunle community in the neighbouring Kwara State, violently arrived the secretariat, shooting sporadically into the air.

It was gathered that workers took to their heels in search of safety. Some workers sustained various degrees of injuries during the attack.

The hoodlums reportedly vandalized the secretariat building and other property of the council.

Though the cause of the attack is still sketchy, it was reliably gathered that the two communities have been embroiled in crisis for some time over land disputes.

During the attack which lasted for several hours, one person was said to have sustained serious injury and was said to have been rushed to the State Specialist Hospital in Iye-Ekiti for urgent medical attention.

Sources disclosed that the hoodlums who were heavily armed with dangerous weapons like gun, charms and cutlasses invaded the Secretariat at about 10:am.

Speaking on the attack, the Eleda of Eda Oniyo community, Oba Awodipo Awolola, explained that the hoodlums had in a few days attacked some residents of the community with charm on their farmlands.

The traditional ruler who lamented the absence of police posts in the area, said there was need for security agencies to mobilise more officers to the community to prevent further breaking of law and order.