Osun Council chairmen, soldiers in standoff over illegal mining crackdown

By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — Tension erupted on Tuesday at Ibodi in Atakunmosa West Local Government Area of Osun State as council chairmen from the Ijesa South Federal Constituency and military personnel had a confrontation during an enforcement operation against alleged illegal mining activities. The council chairmen, accompanied by operatives of the Nigeria Security and…