The Federal Government has asked the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to halt the process of the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday with immediate effect.
Papers News reports that some residents of Osun State, including a former council chairman, were killed while many sustained injuries on Monday in the clash that ensued over the attempt to take control of Local Government secretariats.
The Osun state government blamed the crisis on the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, and the All Progressives Congress (APC).