by Azeez Adeniyi General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has condemned the arrest of only some set of persons after the clash between the indigenes and the Hausa community in Ile-Ife, Osun State. During his sermon on Sunday, Bakare said the arrest of some Yoruba as suspects and the defence of... Read More

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March 24, 2017

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Ile-Ife crisis: Why we arrested only Yoruba suspects – IGP

by Dolapo Adelana The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday said crime has no tribe nor identity. Idris said this while justifying the arrest of only suspects of Yoruba extraction over the recent clash in Ile-Ife, Osun State, which resulted in the death of about 46 persons. The IGP spoke with State House correspondents... Read More

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March 20, 2017

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46 killed in Ile-Ife clash – Police

by Dolapo Adelana The Police on Monday said 46 people were killed in the recent clash that occurred in Ile-Ife, Osun. The spokesman of the Police, Jimoh Moshood who briefed the press said at least 96 persons were taken to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) for treatment. The police also paraded twenty suspects it... Read More

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