At least three persons are feared dead in Oyo Town following gunshots by security operatives on Sunday. Only a few shops and a filling station close by were spared in the raging inferno that lasted several hours. The situation attracted the attention of the security operatives said to have used live bullets on the protesters, killing three people in the process. To curtail the inferno, a reinforcement of firefighter was mobilised from Ogbomosho, which is about 50 kilometres away. He assured that more men have been drafted to the scene to restore normalcy and help put out the fire out completely.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 05, 2020 13:41 UTC