Residents of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Friday, heaved a sigh of relief as relative calm and peace returned to the city after days of violence and orgy occasioned by #EndSARS protests, Tribune Online findings have revealed. Our correspondent, who monitored activities in major areas and neighbourhoods in Ibadan discovered that most of the barricades mounted by EndSARS protesters in strategic spots have disappeared, thus giving way for the free flow of traffic. Similarly, socio-economic activities have picked up as traders and shop owners resumed their business activities in Eleyele, Challenge, Mokola, Oke-Ado, Molete, Beere, Ring Road, Apata and other areas. Members of the Oyo State special security outfit, codenamed “Operation Burst” team was sighted at different locations in Ibadan metropolis, mounting security. Another resident of Oniyanrin area of Ibadan, Alhaji Azeez Akinleye said “the protests really disrupted so may things.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 23, 2020 17:26 UTC