- Safiu Kehinde
The Government of Osun State on Thursday said that some gunmen have yesterdsy attempted an assassination of the Chairman of the ruling party, Accord, Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola.
A statement by Kolapo Alimi, the state’s Commissioner for Information said Ajibola is currently on danger list at the emergency section of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
According to Alimi, the suspected gunmen fired several shots at Ajibola and his friends in an attack which occurred around 9:50pm.
This reportedly caused panic among the residents in and around the Osogbo Community Bank axis of MDS Osogbo, where the gun wielding men repeatedly shot the car of the party chairman and his friends in their blue colour Toyota Corolla car .
“Though the Chairman narrowly escaped being killed during the attack, he is currently on the danger list, receiving treatment at the Uniosun Teaching hospital, Osogbo.” Alimi said.
Narrating how the assailants carried out the attack in a commando like operation at MDS area of Osogbo last night, one of the co-occupants of the bullet riddled Toyota Corolla car said ” We were coming from the MDS area,Osogbo last night at about 9:50 pm and all of a sudden, the gun wielding men chased and released volley of bullets on all of us in the car.
“However, we managed to escape to the Dugbe Divisional Police Headquarters in Osogbo where we ran for protection before the assailants retreated and ran away.
“We equally reported the matter to the police. After reporting the matter, we rushed the seriously wounded Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola to Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo where he is currently receiving medical attention”, one of the victims narrated.
Alimi, im reaction to the incident, urged the police not to leave any stone unturned in unearthing the masterminds of the dastardly act.
“It is an unfortunate incident which should not be allowed to go uninvestigated. The culprits must be brought to book.
“We are therefore calling on the police to carry out their investigation, professionally, without fear or favour in unearthing the masterminds of the attack, which from all available indices,has elements of political colorations”, Hon Alimi was quoted in his reaction to the attack.” He said.