The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the alleged killing of two brothers by some men of the Nigerian Army for smuggling foreign rice into the country in Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state.
This development was said to have caused pandemonium in the area as a Naval officer was killed in the process.
The incident which happened on Sunday angered the youths of the area who blocked the Sango-Idiroko International Road in protest.
Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer Abimbola said that the slain Air Force officer was in uniform when he unknowingly ran into the mob who lynched him.
According to him, the Divisional Police Officer in the area quickly mobilized to restore normalcy.
“Yes, the incident happened yesterday. I think it was caused by an argument between them and the men of the Nigerian Army. We are still investigating,” he said.
While the situation has been brought under control, the Public Relations Officer, however, said that the Commissioner of Police has directed the homicide section to take over the matter and unravel both the remote and immediate causes of the incident.
