Bloodbath Averted As Army, Policemen Clash In Ibadan!

Hell was let loose on Thursday afternoon in Ibadan as the
Mokola axis at the centre of the ancient city was thrown into
confusion as a result of a clash between men of the Nigerian
Police Force and those of the Nigeria Army.
One of those who witnessed the fracas told Street Journal that
the trouble was an offshoot of an event that occurred on
Wednesday evening.
Street Journal gathered that a man on a motorcylce was shot in
the leg for allegedly assaulting a police woman during a stop and
search operation. Incidentally, the two men on the bike, one of
who was shot are serving soldiers. The other man was reportedly
arrested. The arrested soldier was reportedly taken to the police
station in handcuffs and detained. Street Journal was told that
while in custody of the police, the soldier had his clothes
removed.
The situation became tense on Thursday when about 6 armed
soldiers who had apparently heard of their colleague’s
predicament stormed the Mokola police station around 3.30 pm.
An eye witness told Street Journal that “not long after the soldiers
entered the station’s premises, the first shot was heard. By the
time they fired the second shot, there was confusion everywhere.
We just saw policemen running out of the station in all
directions. Some ran across the road to the other side. And you
know when policemen start running, it means no one is safe”.
Though no live was lost, Street Journal gathered that the soldiers
who stormed the station on a revenge mission gave some officers
the beating of their lives.
Spokesperson of the Police Force in Oyo State, Olabisi Ilobanafor
who confirmed the incident revealed that the policewoman who
was in mufti at the time was hit by the men on a bike and an
altercation ensued after she protested. She said when the
soldiers assaulted her she made a distress call which drew three
policemen to the scene. The soldiers were invited to the station
but instead of complying, one of them drew a knife and stabbed
a policeman. The stabbing led to the firing of a warning shot
which injured one of the men on the bike. She disclosed that the
matter has been resolved by using a family approach.
Many still recall that one Gbenga Adesegha was shot and killed