Unknown Gunmen In Ilorin Attack Yemi Osinbajo’s Convoy

February 22, 2019 Callistus Okafor 0 Comment Ilorin, Yemi Osinbajo

Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked the convoy of the Vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Isale Aluko area of Ilorin late yesterday evening during which no fewer than four persons reportedly sustained injuries.

iDONSABI gathers that the long convoy of the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, was attacked by political thugs who were believed to be hiding from the corner of one of the compounds and shot at the convoy during that process.

According to reports, the political thugs were known to flee immediately the act was carried out.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a fast reaction on the night of yesterday condemned the act in strongest terms while the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state said they had no hand in the attack of the convoy of the Vice President.

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According to the statement by one Rafiu Ajakaiye the media aide to APC governorship candidate, he said:

“We condemn the brazen attack today in Ilorin on the convoy of the Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo by armed PDP thugs, culminating in life-threatening gunshot injuries to at least two of our supporters while many others got seriously injured running for their lives” “The vice president was at Isale Aluko suburb of Ilorin on a door-to-door campaign when some dare-devil gunmen opened fire at his convoy which included thousands of APC members and supporters.”

However, a PDP official has come out to say that:

“Our party has no time for violence as we have been busy preparing for the presidential and national assembly elections coming up on Saturday as well as the governorship and State Assembly elections.” “Once again, we emphasise that the PDP has no hand in the fracas and we reject any attempt by the APC to link our party to the crisis. We advise them to resolve the lingering crisis in their party.
“We also urge security agencies to thoroughly investigate this matter and not to indiscriminately arrest innocent people who have no connection with this unfortunate incident.”