Armed men, suspected to be political thugs on Thursday, stormed an All Progressives Congress (APC) meeting at Ile-Tuntun area in the Ibadan South East local government, Oyo State.
The hoodlums killed no fewer than three people and destroyed vehicles and other properties.
According to reports, many APC supporters were attacked.
Wariths Alawuje, the party’s assembly candidate in constituency 2, was present during the attack but escaped.
Wariths confirmed the incident over the phone to Daily Trust and promised to keep everyone updated on further developments.
He said, “We were in a meeting with party executives when we heard members of (party name withheld) walking towards our office. Our people waited, for them to go. Not long after, we saw a top member of the party whispering to another and the next thing, we started hearing gunshots and before we could say jack, many of our people had been injured, cars had been damaged while nearby houses were not spared. Some persons were also killed.”
Adewale Osifeso, the Oyo Police Public Relations Officer, could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report because he did not answer calls or respond to messages.
Based on the trend in the February 25 Presidential Poll, there have been concerns about violence in Saturday’s elections.
The incumbent governor of Oyo State is running for reelection.
Credit: SaharaReporters