PROTEST broke out in Osogbo, capital of Osun State on Tuesday evening after some officials of the state Joint Task Force allegedly caused the death of three persons in an accident that occurred during a chase.
It was gathered that a suspected internet fraudster, identified as Remi, was driving a car when the security operatives sighted him and others who boarded the vehicle with him and started chasing them.
The JTF officials were shooting sporadically while the chase lasted, The Point learnt.
Gripped by panic, Remi, the driver, was said to have lost control of his vehicle and rammed into a ditch beside the road.
One of the four persons were said to have died on the spot while others were rushed to a hospital in Osogbo by eyewitnesses. It was later gathered that two persons also died in the hospital.
Immediately the crash occurred, the JTF officials were said to have fled the scene while shooting bullets into the air to scare away angry sympathisers.
Angered by the development, some angry youths in the state capital mobilised and protested the deaths.
The protesters were said to have carried the corpse found on the spot of the crash to the popular Oke-Fia roundabout.
They also vented their fury on the vehicle of the Nigeria Police at Oke-Fia.
This demonstration caused commotion at the Oke-Fia area and its environs as residents and passersby fled the area for safety.
When contacted, the Spokesperson of the Police in Osun, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident and added that the Force was on top of the matter.
