Multipule Deaths recorded in Edo and Osun state

Five persons lost their lives in the nationwide protests against fuel subsidy removal in the Edo State capital, a mosque and Islamic school were burnt in Benin City on Tuesday.

The attacks started on Monday amid street protests against soaring fuel prices, when a crowd separated from the main demonstration attacked a mosque and terrorised residents of mainly Hausa neighbourhoods.

Five deaths has been recorded so far in Edo, the Secretary General of the Nigerian Red Cross in Edo State, Dan Enowoghomwenwa, told AFP.


Also no fewer than two persons have lost their lives in Osogbo, Osun State, following the crisis emanating from protests against Federal Government removal of fuel subsidy.

Mojeed Rahimi, an Osobgo-based hip-hop musician popularly known as Apanpa, who suffered machete wounds during protests in Jaleyemi area of Osogbo, on Monday, gave up the ghost at 2am, on Tuesday.

It was learnt that Lawrence Dada, a resident of Osogbo attempted to pass through the barricade with his Toyota Camry car by removing the barricade on the road.

Subsequently, Rahimi challenged Dada and occupants of the car, who took offence of Rahimi’s action.

Dada popularly called ‘The Law’ fetched a machete from the boot of his car and dealt several machete cuts to Rahimi’s head before getting into his car and sped off.

Rahimi, in a video interview by human right groups, on Monday, mentioned Dada as his assailant, stressing that Dada attacked him without provocation.

Rahimi said, “I did not do anything to warrant the attack. He just began to cut me on the head with his machete.”