News
Pandemonium as hoodlums beat Nigerian soldier to stupor in Osun
There was pandemonium on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State after some hoodlums beat a Nigerian soldier to a stupor.
The soldier whose identity is yet to be known was left wounded after being attacked by the hoodlums at the Poly Junction area of Iree.
The cause of the disagreement that led to the attack on the soldier, who was dressed in Nigerian Army camouflage, is also not yet known.
Bystanders who observed the altercation could not intervene for fear of getting assaulted by the hoodlums.
A trader at Poly Junction, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said,
“The incident happened today (Tuesday). I don’t know what happened between the hoodlums and the soldier, but I saw them beating him.
“We were even begging the hoodlums to leave him. The hoodlums were led by one Gbedu. He is a notorious thug in the town. They beat the soldier and broke his head. They later left him drenched in his blood.”
He added that some soldiers arrived at the scene and took the wounded soldier away.
However, the incident has left many people in the town scared for fear of reprisal attacks by soldiers.
As a result, shops were observed to be closed, and residents, including students of the polytechnic, remained indoors.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun Command, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident.
He stated, “Some miscreants in Iree attacked some personnel of the Nigerian Army who were on a mission to Osun State Polytechnic, Iree and wounded some of them. What led to the attack was still sketchy.”
Follow us on social media:-
News2 days ago
Nigerian workers choose to work for free than to accept Tinubu’s N48000 new minimum wage offer
-
Economy2 days ago
Organized labour explains why it may not accept N100,000 as minimum wage
-
Crime15 hours ago
Black Tuesday: 7 people have died in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State after inhaling fumes from a Generator (Photos)
-
News2 days ago
“How I built an estate without one naira” – Businessman reveals