
30 teenagers arrested, 25 cars destroyed during lover’s clash over jss2 student
No fewer than 25 cars were destroyed on Saturday as youths from two communities in Ilorin, Kwara State, clashed over a jss2 student.
It was gathered the pandemonium looms after two youth group leaders from Itamerin and Ode Popo communities claimed to be the boyfriend of one Aisha, a JSS 2 student.
According to a community leader Ode Popo, Alhaji AbdulRazaq revealed that the incident started around 1:30 am on Saturday because of a girl, Aisha, a JSS 2 student of about 18 years.
He said, “They started mobilising themselves for the clash on Friday and left over 25 vehicles destroyed in the process on Saturday”.
“We called on the police to wade in before the issue got out of hand,” he revealed.
AbudlRasaq disclosed that about 30 suspects, mostly teenagers, had been arrested.
Another resident, Omotayo, said the police arrested the girl, Aisha, on Sunday morning, adding that the leaders of the two groups, one Ismail and his rival, fled the communities after the incident.
The DPO of Oloje, Dare Afonja, who confirmed the incident assured that everything would be under control.
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