THUGS ENGAGE IN BLOODY CLASH AT BUHARI’S CAMPAIGN RALLY IN OGUN

This was ongoing as thousands of party faithfuls await the arrival of President Muhammed Buhari and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who were still attending the Kwara State political rally in Ilorin.

The police arrested some of the suspected thugs, caught with various dangerous weapons which include; axe, charms and guns among others, while in the course of the fracas, a Publisher of News Direct, Samuel Ibiyemi narrowly escaped death.

The Publisher who narrated his ordeal disclosed that, he lost his wristwatch and other valuables to the thugs, while some of the publications brought to the venue by the organization were seized and destroyed by the thugs.

Similarly, number of journalists narrowly escaped the deadly fracas within the suspected political thugs, and as the fight spread outside the stadium, many people were seen running helter-skelter for dear lives

Penpushing further reports that, as at the time of filing this report, the Public Relations Officer of Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi could not be reach.