Two feared killed , many injured in Osun

Violence erupted in Ikirun, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State early

Saturday morning, as hoodlums invaded some areas in the town and killed one man, while about 12 persons were injured.

The violence was not limited to Ikirun, as a personal assistant to a State of Assembly lawmaker was reportedly shot dead at Olomu community in Ife South Local Government Area.

Our correspondent gathered that the Ikirun incident took place at about 4:50am before many residents woke up to start the preparations for the day.

The victim of Ikirun killing, Yomi Ademola, a 27-year-old man, was said to be a member of the All Progressives Congress before he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party recently.

Ademola was said to have been shot twice in the premises of a primary school.

It was not clear who was behind the killing in Ikirun, but the PDP Secretary in Osun State, Mr. Bola Ajao, who is an indigene of Ikirun, accused the APC of perpetrating the crime.

However, the Director of Publicity of the APC in the state, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, denied the allegation when contacted by our correspondent.

He accused the PDP of being the violent party and asked it to look inward to find those responsible for the incident.

The candidate of the APC in Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Jide Omoworare, told journalists that one person was feared killed in Olomu community in Ife South.

He said the person who shot at the man also burnt two vehicles and the house of a former member of the State House of Assembly who he identified as Yinusa.

He said, “In Ife South, we got a report that political thugs stormed Olomu and burnt some houses and damaged some property, but normalcy has been restored.

“I leant that somebody was killed, but I have not been able to confirm that. I heard that the person was shot at, but I will still have to confirm if the person actually died.

“Two vehicles were burnt and a house that belonged to Yinusa, a former member of House of Assembly representing Ife South,” Omoworare said.

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the election in Osun State, Mr. Sam Okaula, confirmed the crisis in Ikirun to our correspondent on the telephone.