By Correspondent in Ilorin
Community leaders in border town of Ilesha-Baruba in the Baruten local Government Area of Kwara state have demanded thorough investigation, by the state government, on the recent clash between residents and soldiers whuch led to deaths in the area.
In a statement by one of the leaders in the area, and Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the state governor, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, the people also called for appropriate actions against what they described as gruesome killing of their kinsmen.
The Reporters recalls that members of the joint border operation team and commercial drivers clashed at Ilesha-Baruba at the weekend where many lives were reported to have lost in the fight.
Bio-Ibrahim, who sympathized with family members of victims of the clash, called for restraint from uprisings that would lead to any kind of unrest in the area.
“I am happy to see that His Excellency, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has charged all necessary authorities to look into the gruesome killing of our people in Ilesha-Baruba.
“It is a very unfortunate happening. I hope that the delegates put in charge by the governor will provide all true facts relating to the matter and that,,strong and appropriate actions/reprimands are taken against this wrong action to obviate this kind of mishap in the future.
“I sincerely sympathize with the families of the deceased and I want to kindly encourage continuous peace and restraint from uprisings that may lead to any kind of unrest in that area,”she said.
