It was a bloody Sunday at Ibadan as three people were killed and 10 houses destroyed by armed youths who invaded Born Photo, Isale Osi, Idi Arere and Popoyemoja in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The youth who operated freely for about two hours before policemen arrived at the scenes, also burnt and vandalised about 200 shops, vehicles and motorcycles.

Eyewitnesses said the thugs partly burnt a petrol station at Popoyemoja junction.

Residents linked the violence to last Friday’s attack in which a policeman was shot dead at a rally by the All Progressives Congress.

One of the eyewitnesses disclosed that, “Youths hired by politicians   released several shots at Born Photo junction. This is a fall-out of Friday’s violence at the APC rally.   This may not be over soon because there could be reprisal. Government must intervene quickly.”

At Popoyemoja junction, a BP petrol station was vandalised and partly burnt. Policemen at the scene said calamity would have happened if the fire had reached the fuel pump.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Police Command, Olabisi Ilobanefor, said the police had yet to make any arrest.

He said the state Commissioner of Police, Kola Sodipo, would address the media over the spate of attacks in the state on Monday (today).