There was palpable tension in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday, as a truck conveying inmates to the State High Court, hit a commercial minibus, injuring two persons.
The incident immediately sparked violent protest, as commercial motorcyclists and some angry youths blocked the popular Olaiya Junction in protest.
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Eyewitnesses said the correctional truck driver refused to obey a traffic light that had signaled him to stop and in the process, hit a minibus, leaving the driver and one of the passengers injured.
As of the time of filing this report, police drafted to the scene, had dispersed the protesters, with teargas