{"id":38641,"date":"2021-03-08T22:23:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T22:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=38641"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:05:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T18:05:10","slug":"breaking-wakilis-men-killed-4-in-igangan-after-arrest-by-opc-gani-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/breaking-wakilis-men-killed-4-in-igangan-after-arrest-by-opc-gani-adams","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Wakili\u2019s men killed 4 in Igangan after arrest by OPC \u2013 Gani Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has raised the alarm over the killing of four men by those believed to be Iskilu Wakili\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said the locals were hacked to death at Idiyan village, Igangan, Oyo State, on Monday, one day after Wakili was arrested by the Oodua People\u2019s Congress (OPC).<\/p>\n<p>The Yoruba leader, in a statement by his spokesman, Kehinde Aderemi, said the perpetrators have been terrorising the village and its environs.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said they have collected over N800 million as ransom from scores of captives.<\/p>\n<p>The Aare lamented that Wakili and his men already displaced about one million residents in more than 10 villages in Oke Ogun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have raped, killed residents at will. Alhaja Sherifat, Dr. Fatai Aborode and several others were killed. They are still on a rampage till today. They have been terrorising our people for more than six years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, four men were hacked to death at Idiyan village. It is sad and most unfortunate, that the police have not been able to unravel the killers till the present time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He warned criminal herders to stay away from the South-West, insisting that the OPC and other local security operatives will continue to ensure that the region is safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has raised the alarm over the killing of four men by those believed to be Iskilu Wakili\u2019s men. 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