Ogun: Panic as gunmen invade community, shoot many
Pandemonium broke out in Ipetu Baba Ode community at Idiroko Road in Ogun State, weekend, following its invasion by armed men said to be land grabbers. Some persons were shot while some sustained injuries in the resultant stampede. One of the victims, identified as Oyeniyi Emmanuel, said to have been shot on the abdomen and hand, was still unconscious at an undisclosed hospital, yesterday. Vanguard gathered that the gunmen numbering over 50, stormed the village Friday night, brandishing dangerous weapons, including guns. The sporadic gunshots caused the villagers to run for safety, with some of them yet to return home. In the process of escaping, Emmanuel, according to a resident, who gave his name Salauseen Mojeed, was shot. It was further gathered that there had been similar attacks by a group of land grabbers on the community. The latest reportedly occurred barely two months after a similar bloody incident. A victim of the latest attack, Bamidele...