Irate youths of Itamerin and Ode Popo in Ilorin went on rampage over alleged claim to the boyfriend of a Junior Secondary School, JSS student identified as Aisha.

No fewer than 25 vehicles were destroyed following a disagreement between leaders of the two youth groups over who is the boyfriend of the girl.

According to a community leader in Ode Popo, Alhaji AbdulRazaq, he said the incident started around 1:30 am on Saturday because of an 18-year-old girl, Aisha, a JSS 2 student.

“They started mobilizing themselves for the clash on Friday and left over 25 vehicles destroyed in the process on Saturday,” adding, “We called on the police to wade in before the issue got out of hand.

Omotayo, who is also a resident of the area where the clash incident occurred, said the Police arrested the girl, Aisha, on Sunday morning, adding that the leaders of the two groups, one Ismail and his rival, fled the communities after the incident.

It was gathered that Police from the G Division, Oloje raided the area and some suspects have been arrested.

The DPO of Oloje, Dare Afonja, who confirmed the incident, said he “was not in a position to provide further detail.”