OGUN ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, ALLIED PEOPLES MOVEMENT SUPPORTERS IN BLOODY CLASH
The suspected political thugs were reported to have engaged themselves in a gun duel, as well as the usage of other dangerous weapons, while in the process number of vehicles, properties were damaged while some supporters sustained injuries
Penpushing further, the armed policemen in the campaign teams rose to the occasion by firing sporadically into the air and eventually succeeded in bringing peace after dispersing the political thugs.
A member of one of the campaign teams (name withheld) while narrating the incident to journalists said, ‘it as an act of desperation by some politicians to win the elections by “hook or crook. When we were approaching Mokola Junction in Abeokuta North Local government, we saw some group of people approaching us, we realised that they were fully armed”.
“Suddenly they started shooting at us. Thank God for the gallant policemen who were on ground and rose up to the occasion and chased them away. If not for them, only God knows what would have happened today. It is unfortunate that our politics has gotten to this level where it has become do or die affair”.
“We should rather canvass for votes and endear ourselves to the people. That is the only way that we would have peaceful election”, he emphasised.
Penpushing also reports that, the State Police Command’s Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi in response said, “Yes, we have heard about it (attack) but we are yet to get full details. But that notwithstanding, we have deployed our men to the area to keep peace”.
