Gunmen on Wednesday night fired several shots at the Chairman of Accord for Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola, aka Baba Isila, and his friends in the Osogbo Community Bank axis of MDS Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
The attack occurred around 9:50 pm as the gunmen shot at the party chairman and his friends in their blue-coloured Toyota Corolla.
Though the Chairman narrowly escaped being killed during the attack, he is currently on the danger list, receiving treatment at the Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
Narrating how the assailants carried out the attack in a commando-like operation at the MDS area of Osogbo, one of the occupants of the bullet-riddled Toyota Corolla car said: “We were coming from the MDS area, Osogbo, last night at about 9:50 pm, and all of a sudden, the gun-wielding men chased and released a volley of bullets on all of us in the car.
“We equally reported the matter to the police.
“After reporting the matter, we rushed the seriously wounded Hon. Asimiyu Ajibola to Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, where he is currently receiving medical attention.”
Reacting to the development, which he condemned in strong terms, the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, urged the police not to leave any stone unturned in unearthing the masterminds of the dastardly act.
According to Alimi, “It is an unfortunate incident which should not be allowed to go uninvestigated.
“The culprits must be brought to book.
“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 colourations.”