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The Oyo State Police Command on Monday said there was no death recorded during the celebration of an annual Egungun festival in Ibadan, the state capital on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Command Public Relations Officer, SP Olugbega Fadeyi, made the clarification in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan.<\/p>\n

Fadeyi said what people were saying about the incident was not true, adding that men of the Nigeria Police had been to the area to access the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe report we have indicated that nobody was killed in the incident and our men are on ground, making concerted efforts to forestall any breakdown of law and order.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we have any update on the development, we will get back to you,\u2019\u2019 Fadeyi said.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that some media had claimed that five people were killed on Sunday as some suspected rival hoodlums around Idi-Arere\/Oja-Oba areas of Ibadan, hide under the festival to unleash mayhem on members of their rival gang.<\/p>\n

The incident was said to have occurred when popular masquerade in Ibadan known as `Ege\u2019 was coming from the Born Photo, Iyana Asuni area toward Idi-Arere junction.<\/p>\n

It was gathered that the suspected hoodlums were carrying dangerous weapons like machetes, guns and charms during the incident.<\/p>\n

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