Suspected thugs on Wednesday attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, while returning from the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, where he visited the monarch.
Penpushing reports that the development triggered an exchange of gunfire with the governor’s security personnel, and this was said to lasted for about 12 to 15 minutes,
The Governor was said to have arrived the palace at about 3:15 pm in a motorcade of about 20 vehicles shortly after leaving the Osun State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo, where he received his Certificate of Return following his re-election.
Penpushing further reports that an eyewitness, said the governor and his entourage were received by the traditional ruler, where he reportedly presented his Certificate of Return to him, adding that trouble started as the meeting was winding down after the monarch had offered prayers.
The witness who prefers anonymity explained that the Governor had already left the hall through an exit reserved for the traditional ruler and his wives when the shooting started.
“He was already in the bus that brought him and his close aides to the palace when we started hearing heavy gunshots. Those that attacked had come in an unregistered Sienna space bus through the Ita Olokan area of Osogbo’, the witness said.
“The shooting lasted for about 12 to 15 minutes before the governor’s convoy eventually left the palace. The governor’s security men and those hoodlums exchanged gunshots. Those hoodlums later fled the scene’, the account added
Penpushing also reports that a trader near the palace, identified simply as Munirat, in her account said the assailants might have learnt of the governor’s visit and waited for his arrival.
“We suspected that those hoodlums heard about Adeleke’s visit and had been waiting for him. They came in a Sienna space bus. They even damaged the main gate to the palace. They shot at the palace main gate, but the security men pushed them back’, she said.
“We all ran away and left our wares. They also engaged the governor near the Osogbo Central Mosque before they fled towards Ita Olokan along the Osogbo-Ilesa Road’, the trader added
Penpushing reports that the incident caused panic in the area as traders and other residents reportedly fled their businesses and sought safety during the shooting.
The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, when contacted confirmed the attack, adding that the governor’s security personnel successfully repelled the assailants and that no casualty was recorded.
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