Suspected gunmen, on Friday evening, attacked the Convoy of the wife of Osun State governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola.
According to sources in Owode, Ede, where the incident occurred, the convoy of Oyetola was heading to Osogbo when they heard intermittent gunshots by 8 pm around Owode market.
A resident of the area, simply identified as Alayande, told newsmen on Saturday that there was traffic caused by a truck when the convoy arrived at Owode market junction.
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“It was while trying to make the truck driver to move that altercation ensued between security men attached to the convoy.
I heard several gunshots where I stood near the junction. It was dark but there was altercation between security men and some people suspected to be hoodlums,” he said.
Osun police command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, has not responded to the text message sent to her on the matter as of press time.
But Information Officer to the office of the First Lady, Oluwatunmise Iluyomade, confirmed the incident.
“No life was lost in the incident. Some security personnel attached to the convoy sustained various degrees of injuries,” she said.
