Residents of the area said Babalola was shot on his chest and died on the spot. The incident caused panic and people ran for safety.
An eyewitness, Mr Yesufu Owoope, said, “As the cultists were shooting, we saw the bike man in a pool of blood calling for help but no one could go there to rescue him.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, said the remains of Babalola have been deposited at the morgue of Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, for investigation.
Opalola said policemen have been deployed to the area and assured the residents of their safety.
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Policeman killed as Iwo, Ile-Ogbo clash over land
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Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
A police corporal, attached to the Olu of Ile-Ogbo, Akinsanya Akingbade was reported killed following a communal clash between Iwo and Ile -Oogbo over disputed land.
It was gathered that the policeman was killed by a palace guard, Waheed Adeleye with a locally made gun at the Oba Habeeb Agbaje’s palace on Friday afternoon.
It was gathered that the two communities were at loggerhead over land located at Oke-Saji along Iwo-Ile-Oogbo road on Friday.
Sources revealed that while Ile-Ogbo resident was attempting to repelled thugs from Iwo, who were said to be attempting to invade the town, the guard mistakenly shot the policeman on the chest.
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No fewer than three persons including a policeman were killed in a clash that involved Iwo and Ile Ogbo communities in Osun State over the ownership of a piece of land located at Asalu, Oke Saji, the boundary of the two towns.
The clash, which started in the afternoon of Friday, was also said to have made some of the community members sustain bullet wounds and machete cuts.
A police constable, Akinsanya Akingbade, attached to the traditional ruler of Ile Ogbo was reportedly shot in the chest with a locally-made pistol by a member of the Ile Ogbo community.