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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.