● Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola aka Baba Isila on danger list at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital as Osun govt demands probe
Suspected gunmen opened fire on the Chairman of Accord Party in Osogbo Local Government, Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola aka Baba Isila, late Wednesday night, leaving him on the danger list at the University of Osun Teaching Hospital, UNIOSUNTH.
The attack occurred around 9:50pm near Osogbo Community Bank axis, MDS area of the state capital.
Witnesses said the assailants chased and riddled a blue Toyota Corolla car carrying Ajibola and his friends with bullets in what was described as a “commando-like operation.”
—“We managed to escape to Dugbe Division”—
One of the occupants told reporters: “We were coming from the MDS area, Osogbo last night about 9:50pm and all of a sudden, the gun wielding men chased and released volley of bullets on all of us in the car. However, we managed to escape to the Dugbe Divisional Police Headquarters in Osogbo where we ran for protection before the assailants retreated and ran away.”
The group said they reported the incident to police before rushing the seriously wounded party chairman to UNIOSUNTH for treatment.
—Osun govt: ‘No stone unturned’—
Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, condemned the attack and urged police to investigate without fear or favour.
“It is an unfortunate incident which should not be allowed to go uninvestigated. The culprits must be brought to book,” Alimi said.
“We are therefore calling on the police to carry out their investigation, professionally, without fear or favour in unearthing the masterminds of the attack, which from all available indices, has elements of political colorations,” the commissioner added.
Police have yet to release details of arrests as of press time.
[Adapted report from News Express]
