After SARS officers allegedly chased three suspected internet fraudsters to their death in Osogbo, Osun State on September 15, young men in Osogbo, Osun state took to the streets to protest.
An eyewitnesses account revealed to IgbereTV that the young men were riding in their car when the SARS officers attempted to stop them. They refused to stop and the SARS officers engaged them in a hot chase. The driver of the car veered off the road and hit an electric pole. While one of the occupants in the car died on the spot, two others died later.
The angry youths in the area dumped one of the corpses in front of Osun Government House, Oke Fia, and destroyed a motorcycle. Also, the protesters, who were mostly youths, also targeted police operatives and attacked many bystanders around Oke Fia, Alekuwodo, and Ilobu road.
As at the time of filling this report, the Osun State Police Command is yet to make an official statement on the incident.
