Ogun labourer shot dead as soldiers clash with officials over demolition exercise

A yet-to-be identified subject serviceman has allegedly changeable to decease a labourer moving with the Ogun State Government during a demolition workout astatine Orile-Imo on the Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway connected Monday.

The deceased, Oluwaseyi Adeoye, was a subordinate of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development squad tasked with demolishing unlawful buildings successful the neighbourhood.

According to sources, ministry workers and officials led by 1 Mr Hamzat, stormed the tract to enforce demolition orders, but were thwarted by subject unit stationed there.

DAILY POST gathered that the soldiers connected crushed objected to the demolition starring to confrontation and disagreement the labourers and the subject personnel.

Recounting the incident, 1 of the labourers named Makinde Ibrahim, said the worker opened occurrence successful anger.

“When we got to the site, the squad engaged the technologist connected crushed who begged but helium insisted that the demolition indispensable beryllium carried out.

“He ordered america to propulsion down 3 coaches. But 1 worker barked astatine america and asked america to leave. But the squad person insisted that we indispensable transportation out.

“We were accompanied by 7 constabulary officers but they couldn’t bash anything. They (soldiers) really wanted to termination everyone but we had to scamper for safety,” Ibrahim said.

According to eyewitnesses...