Newscenter Media News Continued from yesterday The full strength of the Egbe Agbekoya was revealed when the tax raids began on July 1, 1969. In Akanran (Ibadan Division), armed peasants mounted road barricades and ambushed 200 policemen on the outskirt of the village. Six policemen were killed as fighting commenced. Policemen reinforcement did not yield any result. Hence, […]
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