Ibadan Residents Panic As Soldiers’ Bullets Fly Into Homes
Lives of the residents of Ojoo areas of Ibadan are living in palpable fear as soldiers of the 2 Division Nigeria Army at Odogbo, Oyo State resumed shooting exercises at the shooting range within Odogbo Barracks.
Inhabitants of the districts close to the barracks told our correspondent on Tuesday evening that bullets have been coming from the shooting range into houses in their areas following the resumption of shooting exercises at the barracks.
Some of the residents told our correspondent that the shootings resumed early Monday morning and bullets had been straying into buildings causing damage to their roofs and other property.
One of the residents, Alhaji Kazeem Ijeru, told our correspondent that some bullets strayed from the shooting range into his building and perforated his roof on Tuesday.
He said, “Soldiers have started shooting at Odogbo Barracks again and we are living in fear now. They started around 7 am on Monday and bullets have been straying into houses on our street.
“Fresh damage was done to my roof by some bullets today. How long are we supposed to be saying the same thing, the same complaint for many years and nobody is doing anything about our plight?
“Each time they organise their shooting exercise, they cause us to fear and destroy our property. Are we the terrorists or bandits they are training to face? It is not fair now,”
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