Elections: Hoodlums Attack Osun Community, Iyaloja, APC Members, Injured

Residents of Kajola community in Atakunmosa West Local Government Area of Osun state were on Friday thrown into confusion as hoodlums suspected to be political thugs attacked the sleepy community.

In the attack that lasted for almost five hours left two members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a varios degree of injuries as were as they were seriously axed.

The incident according to eyewitness account occurred last Friday, a night to the conduct of the postponed Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Apart from APC members several others were also reported to have been wounded as a result of different degree of injuries sustained on different parts of their bodies.

The axed persons were the Iyaloja of Atakumosa west local government, Mrs. Adegboku Iyabode and her son, Olalekan Jimoh who are currently receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

The Iyaloja who got her legs axed and the son who got one of his fingers cut due to unleashed severe attack launched on him by the evil perpetrators were in serious pains while speaking with newsmen.

The attackers according to one of the relatives of a victim, are suspected political thugs allegedly working for opposition party in the area.

Narrating her ordeal yesterday, Mrs. Adegboku stated that, they were in a meeting on that fateful night when the hoodlums led ‘Atta’.

Frowning at the incidence, the Iyaloja who described as inhuman however called on the concerned authorities and the security agents to act fast by investigating the case and bring the perpetrators of the act to book.

Also, Francis famurewa, Chairman, Atakumosa west local government, described the act as barbaric and hinted that,the case had been reported to the appropriate quarters.

Famurewa wondered why politics could generate to the point of maiming one another and called on the police to expedite action in righting all wrongs because of the future occurrence.