Carnival: 5 dead as carnival turns bloody
Oba Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin II, the Owa-Ale of Iyometa, Ikare. Olukare of Ikare, Oba Akadiri Saliu Momoh. •Monarchs summoned by govt, security agencies •One killed, many injured, as Hausa, Fulani clash in Ondo •Shops razed AT least five persons have been feared killed, as a new year carnival, staged by youths loyal to two warring monarchs in lkare Akoko, Akoko North East area of Ondo State, turned bloody. It was also reported that one person was killed and many were seriously injured during a bloody clash between some Fulani and Hausa settlers at Ogbese Community, in the same council area of the state. Two monarchs, Olukare of Ikare, Oba Akadiri Saliu Momoh and Oba Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin II, the Owa-Ale of Iyometa, Ikare, were reportedly summoned by both the state government and the security agencies, over the breakdown of law and order during the carnival in their community. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has directed that security personnel be deployed to the troubled community...