Posted on: 08:45 Wed, 11 Nov 2015



Area boys in the Apata area of
Ibadan on Tuesday terrorized the
people of that community, attacking
passersby and injuring at least three
policemen from the Apata division
who responded to the chaos.

An eyewitness said that trouble
started when someone bought a
mobile telephone from a trader but
discovered that the telephone was
faulty.

It was learnt that when the person
tried to return the phone, the trader
refused to accept it and denied that
it was faulty stating that it was
purchased in good condition.
The buyer was displeased by the
response, then gathered his friends
to the location.

The eyewitness said:

“The buyer, who is a notorious
‘area boy’ got angry after
discovering that the telephone he
had paid for was not good.

“The Igbo trader in Apata stood his
ground that he would not accept
the phone back. Before now, there
had been tension between the Igbo
traders in the area and some
suspected miscreants who extort
money from the traders and
commercial drivers.

“The buyer left but returned with
many touts who attacked the
traders and chased them away.
They also attacked other people
while three policemen were
injured.”

The Police Public Relations Officer of
the Oyo State Police Command,
Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed that
there was trouble in the area but
said it was a misunderstanding
between area biys and commercial
drivers.

He said:

“There was a complaint against
some agberos in the area which led
to a fracas. We have deployed
policemen to the area to restore
order.

“We warn all those who want to
cause trouble in the state to think
twice because they will be fished
out, arrested and prosecuted,” he
said.

Source: PunchNg