Six injured as Ondo Police, Amotekun clash

A violent clash between the Ondo state police command and operatives of the Amotekun corps has left six people injured in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The confrontation erupted over the custody of a suspect accused of stealing property from a church near the Sunday Bus Stop, in Ijoka area of the City.

Eye-witnesses said that both security units engaged in sporadic shooting, causing panic among residents. The dispute allegedly stemmed from an argument over which outfit would detain the suspect. While Amotekun operatives initially took charge, the police later reinforced

and forcibly took possession of both the suspect and the exhibits, Ondo Police Spokesman, Alayande Olushola, said two officers from the command were the first to arrive at the crime scene before tensions escalated.