Suspected political thugs have attacked the campaign office of the immediate past Osun State Commissioner of Works and Transport in Osun, Engr. Remi Omowaye, in the Ilesa area of the state.
There were signs of gunshots at different places within the premises of the office, as the main door, glass windows, billboards, and flags of the All Progressives Congress (APC), among other items were damaged.
It was gathered that another set of the hoodlums also attacked Hon. Sunkanmi Obisesan, the Chief of Staff to Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye.
Obisesan was said to have been attacked at Ifofin in Ilesa on Sunday afternoon and was rushed to Wesley Hospital in the area following the injury he sustained from the attack.
The attacks came less than 24 hours after the APC accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government of fine-tuning plans to unleash violence on the appointees of the immediate past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola.
It would be recalled that Omowaye, recently escaped an assassination attempt launched on him and his supporters in the Ilesa area of the state.
However, the former commissioner, while speaking to journalists shortly after his on-the-spot inspection of the scene, described the attack as “diabolic and inhumane”, saying it was unfortunate that such incident had been launched twice on his person and property within two weeks.
He 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.
“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 stated.
Omowaye further called on President Muhammadu Buhari through the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, and heads of other security agencies to come to the aid of the people of the state before things get out of control.
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Also speaking on the incident, the member House of Representatives representing Ijesa-South Federal Constituency, Hon. Lawrence Ayeni, expressed displeasure over the attacks, saying no effort would be spared to bring the perpetrators to book.
Ayeni, who lamented the incessant attacks on the people of Osun State, particularly in Ijesaland said on no account will he fold his arms for his constituents to be molested and attacked by hoodlums.
He vowed to take the security challenge in the state to the National Assembly as a matter of public importance soon as the House resumes.
“It is unfortunate that this is still happening in spite the steps taken to avert reoccurrence having sent a copy of petition to Inspector General of Police as well as the Police Commissioner and the DPO informing them on the planned attack on the members of the APC.
“I want to place on record, as the legislator, representing the good people of Ijesa-south Federal Constituency regardless of socioeconomic and political differences, that I am conscious of whatever happens here, as I condemn in its totality, the attack on the person and office of the immediate past Commissioner of Works.
“It is shocking that for the past three weeks, the entire Ijesaland of six local government areas has been turned to battle field. Go to Igangan or Iwara, nearly all the people have deserted the areas due to incessant attack on them.
“I have reported the matter, I don’t know if they are working on it, but as at today, nothing has been done on it. If the security personnel have been able to declare those miscreants wanted, maybe it would have helped to halt it. But they are still walking freely on the streets, which means something is wrong somewhere.
“I am imploring our people not to be intimidated, we know that the perpetrators of this inimical acts are looking for a way to scare them by creating unnecessary fears as we are approaching the elections period.
“I am calling on the Federal Government to see to this before it snowball into anarchy whereby everyone will be forced to defend himself or herself.
“Though I have met with the stakeholders particularly the paramount ruler, Owa Obokun of Ijesaland and other leaders on this matter where some of our party leaders and that of the PDP were invited to a meeting to allow peace to reign not knowing that they (PDP) will still still continue attacking our people.
“I am not going to relent, I am going to write another petition to heads of the security agencies and as well meet with the major stakeholders in Ijesaland while I await the resumption date of the House to formally raise a motion informing the House as a matter of public urgent importance so that Nigerians will know what’s happening in my constituency,” Ayeni said.
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