Prominent APC Member Shot Dead as Rally Turns Violent in Osun
- Ebenezer Alaro, a member of the APC in the Ilesa East local government area, has been reportedly shot dead
- Alaro was said to a been shot dead during a ward-to-ward campaign in the local government area by suspected political thugs
- The chairman of the APC in Osun state, Tajudeen Lawal, accused the PDP House of Reps candidate for Ijesa South, Sanya Omirin, of sponsoring the thugs
Ilesa East LGA, Osun State - Suspected political thugs have shot dead Ebenezer Alaro, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state, according to The Nation.
The tragic incident reportedly occurred during a ward-to-ward campaign in the Ilesa East local government area.
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The newspaper reported that Alaro who was a driver of the campaign was killed at Ward Nine, Irojo in Ilesa.
Ebenezer Alaro: APC accuses PDP chieftain of sponsoring attackers
In a statement released after the incident, the Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, alleged that the thugs who killed Alaro were sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s House of Reps candidate for Ijesa-South, Sanya Omirin.
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Lawal further alleged that the thugs were dressed in police uniforms and led by one Bongo.
He said the PDP leadership in Osun has resorted to using violence as the means to secure victory for their party in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
PDP reacts
Reacting, the acting chairman of the PDP in Osun, Dr Akindele Adekunle, alleged that some APC thugs attacked the residence of Omirin with his aged father almost killed.
Adekunle also alleged the residence of the ex-chairman of the party, Sunday Bisi was also attacked.
He said the attacks by the APC were to intimidate members and supporters of the PDP from active participation in the upcoming elections.
Gunmen shoot PDP chieftain's aide in Lagos
In a related development, the police in Lagos state said it has begun an investigation to unravel the death of Toyin Adeniji, an aide to a PDP chieftain, Chief Dapo Sarumi.
Adeniji was shot by some suspected cultists in the Agege local government area of the state.
It was learnt that the deceased was at the front of his house on Oyewole road in Agege when he was shot at a close range by the gunmen.
Source: Legit.ng
