Gunshots APC, PDP thugs clash over control of Osun LG secretariats

Tension has enveloped Osun State over attempts by some hoodlums to take over local government secretariats in the state.

Residents, especially those who live around the council secretariats, have been thrown into panic as sporadic gunshots rent the air.

The Guardian gathered that as of 8:00 a.m. on Monday, some armed hoodlums invaded many council area offices, including Osogbo and Olorunda, and started shooting.

Many pupils and students who were on their way to school ran back home as drivers deserted the affected areas.

Checks at Olorunda and Osogbo councils showed that the presence of security operatives prevented the hoodlums from accessing the government offices.

It was gathered that some sacked chairmen of the APC stormed the Olorunda secretariat with the aim of taking control; however, some loyalists of the PDP and security agents were able to chase them away.

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Our correspondent gathered that the same incident happened at government offices in Iragbiji, Odo-Otin, Ife Central LGAs, among others in the state.

Some videos obtained by The Guardian also revealed that suspected thugs loyal to the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Ifelodun Local Government Area in Ikirun clashed at the council secretariat in the presence of security agents who were deployed to maintain law and order.

Recall that Governor Ademola Adeleke had on Sunday raised the alarm over an alleged attempt by his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, to forcefully return the sacked council chairmen to office.

Oyetola, while reacting, had asked the governor to obey an order of the Court of Appeal in Akure that reportedly reinstated the chairmen, who are members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in the state.