An uneasy calm on Friday enveloped Modakeke community in Ile-Ife, Osun state as yet to be identified gunmen killed five farmers in the town.
The state Police Command has also confirmed the incident.
According to ASP Yemisi Opalola, the state PPRO, the sad incident occurred in the early hours of the day.
Opalola said the police are, however, yet to confirm the identity of the assailants.
She also informed that the Commissioner of Police (CP) has deployed a police tactical team from both Ife and Modakeke to restore peace in the axis.
The force publicist added that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan OgunwusI has also intervened in the matter.
Ife and Modakeke have been at loggerheads since the 90s, as both towns share the same local government boundaries.
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