Nigeria: Tension in Osun Village Over Killing of 12-Year-Old

27 February 2013

Osogbo — Akiriboto village in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun state has been soaked in tension over the death of a 12-year-old boy, Timilehin Oguntoye who was allegedly shot dead by a 15-year-old boy, Mojoyinoluwa Abioye.

Abioye was said to have shot Timilehin to death while playing with a loaded dane gun and the incident has thrown the village into confusion as the family of the deceased insisted that they would avenge.

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