A Nigerian soldier was on Tuesday May 24, killed by a suspected cultists at Ibafo Market, in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, Who confirmed the incident said the issue which degenerated to violence was between internet fraudsters who invited the cultists and soldiers.
Oyeyemi said;
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“There was a crisis between Yahoo boys (Internet fraudsters). One of them went to bring cultists and the other was said to have invited soldiers to defend him.
“A soldier was shot and rushed to a hospital. No one reported the case to the police. The soldiers were said to have initially come in their private car before a patrol team came and left afterwards. The police visited the area and everywhere is calm now.”
