There was pandemonium at the Igbaye community in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State as a man was shot dead in a free-for-all.
The incident occurred during carnival.
Our correspondent gathered that two warring groups at loggerheads over the community’s kingship attended the community event.
It was learnt that the DJ was playing a song which one of the groups considered offensive.
He was forced to stop the music but the other faction objected.
In the ensuing melee, a gunshot rang out, leaving a man dead.
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A resident, who simply identified herself as Shade, said: “The cause of the fight was because of ill-fighting over kingship position.
“One man was shot dead while others sustained machete cuts.
“They took the man’s corpse to a hospital.”
The spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed that there was a brawl at the carnival.
She said operatives were deployed to the scene.