Some suspected political thugs, yesterday, attacked journalists at the campaign rally of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Council of the state.

The thugs, who wielded clubs, axe and other dangerous weapons, attacked vehicles, including the bus of the Osun State Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel and damaged the bus and other vehicles that plied the Gbongan Road.

Oyetola had finished addressing supporters at the campaign venue around 5:45 p.m. when the fierce-looking men stormed out of the venue and took over the road when the governor’s entourage was about leaving the town.

When the correspondents were about to drive out of the venue, the hoodlums started attacking vehicles. One of them smashed the NUJ bus on motion with a big stick. The bus’ side glasses were shattered.

Some occupants of the bus, including Chairman of the Osun State Correspondents’ Chapel of the NUJ, Mr. Shina Abubakar and Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Victor Adeoti, among other journalists, sustained injuries.

It was gathered that a disagreement had ensued at the campaign venue between thugs belonging to a notorious thugs’ leader from Osogbo and some other thugs from Gbongan.

Meanwhile, Oyetola, who urged the electorate to vote for him and defend their votes, implored supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) not to sell their votes to overzealous candidates.

Also, Chairman of the APC in the state, Gboyega Famodun, who addressed residents of the community at a primary school field, charged party supporters not to fall to the antics of aggrieved members of the party who are loyalists of former governor and current Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.

Famodun asked supporters to prevail on the factional members of the party, The Osun Progressives, to return fully to the mainstream party and desist from working against the chances of the party ahead of the July 16, 2022 governorship election.

He warned that should they continue to play spoiler games, it would boomerang, saying: “I want you to tell them (TOP members) to return fully to the party and if they do spoiler game, law of karma will catch up with them. We know your pains and we will address them.”