AMILOADED MEDIA HUB NEWS UPDATE
Suspected hoodlums on Tuesday attacked some All Progressive Congress (APC) members and supporters in Irewole Local Government Area Of Osun. AMILOADED reports
It was gathered that the attack left a number of the supporters and members of APC injured at Ward 9, in Ikire.
Confirming the incident, the APC Osun West Senatorial Candidate, Dr. Amidu Tadese, said the attack occurred around 5:30pm.
According to him, the hoodlums who were more than 30 in number ransacked the entire community after they destabilized the meeting and attacked members of the APC.
“Our supporters had already erected canopy and assembled at Ward 9, Ikire before the incident occured. We were about starting the meeting when we saw the hoodlums shooting sporadically shortly after someone offered the opening prayers at the meeting.
“They were more than 30 in number led by Akogun Lere Oyewumi, the PDP Osun West Senatorial Candidate. They were shooting from Naira and Kobo area and before we know it, they were already at the venue attacking people and destroying property including our vehicles and commercial mini-buses and tricycles passing by at that material time.
“A lot of properties were destroyed. I saw Oyewumi himself leading the hoodlums. When they destabilized the whole thing and people scampered for safety, they retreated to Oyewumi’s filling station.
“Though, we had the police permit to hold the meeting and I see no reason such could have happened. But we thank God for His protection and safety”, he added.
According to report, the suspected political thugs, closed to 30 in number were allegedly led by a Senatorial Candidate in the area.
He further said that the political hoodlums attacked them with cutlasses and guns and destroyed their vehicles.
When Contacted for confirmation, the Osun Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola said the two parties clashed on Tuesday evening during a political rally in Ikire.
She said, “the fact of the matter is that there was an attack between the two parties yesterday. But overnight, some people were attacked and according to the survivor, five of them slept in the same house. One has died but the whereabouts of the three others is unknown. We’re still investigating it.”
While reacting, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Senatorial Candidate for Osun West Senatorial District, Hon Lere Oyewumi condemned the allegation levelled against him by the APC Senatorial Candidate for the Osun West, Dr Amidu Tadese over the attack on him and his team, describing the allegations as untrue, false and very far from reality.
Hon Oyewumi who further described the allegation as a blatant lie said, ” the APC thug attacked our members while coming from our rally in the night and they have killed two people now while some of our members were receiving treatment in an hospital presently”.
Hon Oyewumi said, his party PDP don’t foment trouble, “they (the APC) started attacking us as we are running for the safety of our lives”.
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