Gunmen attack Osun First Lady’s convoy

Some suspected hoodlums have attacked the convoy of wife of Osun State governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola.

The incident reportedly happened on Friday evening at Owode in Ede local government area of the state.

Not much was known as of the time of filing this report as details of the incident were still sketchy.

According to sources who witnessed the incident, the convoy of Mrs Oyetola was heading to Osogbo and was around Owode market when intermittent gunshots were heard around 8:pm on Friday.

A resident of the area, who preferred to be simply identified as Alayande, told our correspondent on Saturday that a truck had created obstruction of traffic when the convoy arrived Owode market junction.

“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.

Information Officer to the office of the First Lady, Oluwatunmise Iluyomade, confirmed the attack.

She said “No life was lost in the incident. Some security personnel attached to the convoy sustained various degrees of injuries.”

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