Three killed as police attack protesters in Oyo - Report

Report has it that three people have been killed by police during a protest against the failure of firefighters to put a stop to a fire in Oyo Town, Oyo State.

@Ogbeni_Alaka, who shared on social media, stated that there is an attempt to cover up the killing.

He also revealed that some victims are in the hospital while a kid is among the three people killed.

He tweeted: "Police Killed two people this morning in Oyo Town. These guys are protesting over the failure of the firefighters in Oyo town to stop fire.

"There is an attempt to cover the killings but we won't allow them to get away with this.

"Out of 6 people currently in the hospital, another Person just died, making three people killed by Police.

"All they did was to protest against the failure of the firefighters to put off the fire after loosing millions of naira goods in the market.

"One of them is even a kid".

Police Killed two people this morning in Oyo Town.

These guys are protesting over the failure of the firefighters in Oyo town to stop fire.

There is an attempt to cover the killings but we won't allow them to get away with this. @BhadmusAkeem @segalink we need your help!

— Ogbeni Alaka ???????? (@Ogbeni_alaka) January 5, 2020