Youths Protest Police Brutality in Ondo State

Babatunji Wusu –

• Youths in Ifon, Ondo State, set a police division on fire in protest of a boy’s alleged death in police custody due to torture.
• The boy’s friend remains in a coma at a local hospital after the incident.
• The unrest led to the burning of another building in the area.
• Ondo State Police Commissioner Wilfred Afolabi has been dispatched to Ifon to address the situation and restore peace.

Rewritten Text: Youths in Ifon, located in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have reportedly set a police division on fire in response to the alleged death of a young boy in police custody due to torture. The protests were ignited after news of the boy’s tragic passing spread, while his friend remains critically ill in a coma at a nearby hospital. Amid the ensuing chaos, another building in the area was also set ablaze.

In an effort to quell the rising tensions, Wilfred Afolabi, the Police Commissioner of Ondo State, has urgently traveled from Akure to Ifon to restore order and prevent further violence.