Pregnant woman, others wounded in Osun as political thugs unleash mayhem

There was pandemonium in Ile Ife, Osun State on Monday as political thugs believed to be loyalists of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the August 9, 2014 governorship election in the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, attacked members of the All Progressives Congress.
No fewer than five APC loyalists, including a heavily pregnant woman, were wounded when the hoodlums allegedly laid ambush for the APC members during their campaign rally around Gbodo area of Ile Ife.
Leaders of the APC, including the representative of Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Babajide Omoworare; the member of the House of Representatives for Ife Federal Constituency, Hon. Rotimi Makinde; the Osun State Commissioner for Home Affairs Culture and Tourism, Sikiru Ayedun; the Special Adviser to Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Youth and Special Needs, Comrade Biyi Odunlade; and member of the state House of Assembly, Hon. B. Bamisayemi, had led other members in continuation of the party’s mobilisation ahead of the August 9 governorship election in the state.
Salami Mustapha, Yemi Olaniran, Salami Jelili, Salami Kehinde, Wasiu Aderogba and Folake Salami were some of those who sustained serious injuries.
Kehinde was said to be heavily pregnant.
Odunlade said attacks on APC members have become a daily occurrence in the last few weeks.
He said: “Omisore has vowed to run everybody out of town.
“But this will not deter the people from voting en mass for Governor Aregbesola.”