Tension In Osogbo As Vehicle Transporting Inmates Injures Commuters

• A vehicle conveying inmates has injured commuters in Osun.

• The incident has made angry youths block the popular Olaiya Junction in protest.

• Eyewitnesses revealed that the correctional truck driver refused to obey a traffic light that had signalled him to stop.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State capital, Osogbo was on Thursday filled with palpable tension when a truck transporting inmates to the State High Court collided with a commercial vehicle, causing injuries to two individuals.

The incident immediately sparked violent protest, as commercial motorcyclists and some angry youths blocked the popular Olaiya Junction in protest.

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Eyewitnesses said the correctional truck driver refused to obey a traffic light that had signalled him to stop and in the process, hit a minibus, leaving the driver and one of the passengers injured.

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As of the time of filing this report, police drafted to the scene, had dispersed the protesters, with teargas

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