There is tension in Ilesa, Osun state as gunmen Saturday night attacked a Tinubu/Shetimacampaign office in Ilesa Osun state.
NPO Reports gathered that the gunmen stormed the campaign office located in the town late in the evening and sprayed the place with bullets.
The attack had reportedly happened hours after former Governor Gboyega Oyetola left the office where he had stopped over while returning to Osogbo from Akure where he had attended a rally for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The incident is coming two weeks after a commissioner under Oyetola, Remi Omowaiye was also attacked in the town.
The office attacked on Saturday, according to findings by the NPO Reports, was donated by Omowaiye.
As at the time of filing this report, it could not be ascertained the brains behind the attacks.
However, fingers are being pointed in the direction of thugs loyal to the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
The Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Assembly Timothy Owoeye, Obisesan popularly called Obi was allegedly attacked with his leg broken with bottles.
There were signs of gunshots at different places within the premises of the office.
The main door, glass windows, billboards and flags of the All Progressives Congress (APC) among other items were vandalized.
Already, an alleged thug called Sunday Amure, said to be loyal to the PDP, was accused of leading the attacks on Chief of Staff to Osun Speaker.
He was attacked at Ifofin, in Ilesa, on Sunday afternoon. He has been rushed to Wesley Hospital, Ilesa, following the injury he sustained from the attack.
Omowaiye who spoke at the scene while inspecting the damaged office, said: “Just two weeks ago, there was an assassination attempt on me. And just yesterday, His Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola branched over in Ilesa on his way from the Presidential Campaign rally of our party in Akure to attend the sensitisation programme that I convened to educate our members on certain things as regards the forthcoming general elections.
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“And to our amazement, we got here this morning to see that this place has been riddled with bullets. This is happening twice in two weeks. It is so shocking that this is happening. We have reported severally to the security agencies, but nothing has been done. We thank God that no life was lost. We have reported again to the police this morning and this is just to show clearly that PDP is known for violence.
“A lot of people are dying, a lot of people have been attacked. I was just lucky to have survived an assassination attack about two weeks ago, if anybody had been here, there would have been a lot of casualties.
“So far, over 10 persons have been killed that are traceable to the activities of these people. And we are not surprise it is happening. As a government, PDP-led administration has a notorious killer, who had been declared wanted by the Police as a member of its Security Committee.”
Omowaye called on President Muhammad Buhari through the Inspector General of Police and heads of other security agencies to come to the aid of the people of the State before things get out of control.
“We are appealing to President Muhammad Buhari through the Inspector General of Police to avert this incessant attacks on our people.
“There is no doubt in the fact that PDP is taking us to the dark age where thuggery is the order of the day and we are also calling on the people of Ijesaland to remain calm and should know that the PDP and Governor Adeleke are known for thuggery. The PDP should allow us do our opposition in peace.
“I have written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Director General, Department of State Services and other sister agencies. Even when there was an attack on my person, they were all here.
“Adeleke should face governance and stop attacking us. When they were in the opposition for twelve years, nobody attacked them, they too should stop attacking our people”, Omowaye added.